Yma Sumac: Wimoweh (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)
Yma Súmac (1922-2008), was a Peruvian singer with one of the most spectacular ranges and styles ever heard (an amazing four-octave range). She mixes Hollywood pizzazz with indigenous Incan songs splendidly.
Yma Sumac, from Ima Shumaq, Quechua for "beautiful flower" or "how beautiful!", was born in Cajamarca, Peru as Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo. Sumac was said to have been a descendant of Inca kings, an Incan princess that was one of the Golden Virgins.
Wimoweh
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is an acclaimed song sung by The Tokens and written as Mbube by Solomon Linda.
In November, 1951, the Weavers recorded their version entitled "Wimoweh", a mishearing of the original song's chorus of 'uyimbube' (meaning "you're a lion").
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The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection
Yma Sumac
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Release Date: 01/11/2000
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The veil of mystery surrounding her and the operatic beauty of her voice made Yma a phenomenon in the '50s-and again during the '90s exotica revival. Here are 21 of her best: Xtaby; Suray Surita; Taki Rari; La Molina; Bo Mambo; Kuyawa; Wimoweh , and more including unissued tracks!
Singer with an amazing four-octave range, Yma Sumac was said to have been a descendant of Inca kings, an Incan princess that was one of the Golden Virgins. Her offbeat styling became a phenomenon of early-'50s pop music.
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