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Rating: Consumer Notice: More than a real review, these are some significant and scattered data gathered from the web and quickly reworked, revolving around the Peruvian figure of Ymma Sumak or Imma Sumack, or whatever else she called herself. Some even say she was New Yorker or Canadian and that her real name was Amy Camus which, when read backward, is actually Yma Sumac — ahem, paraphrasing Manzoni from 1821, "to posterity the arduous nonsense..."
I take inspiration from the Concert performed by the Peruvian singer Yma Sumac, the songs are by both Peruvian composer and guitarist Moises Vivanco and popular songs, with the singer Cholita Rivera taking part in the performance.
"La Orden El Sol del Peru" (that is, The Order of the Sun of Peru) is the highest honor awarded by the Republic of Peru to reward the most deserving among notable civilians and officers, and it is also the oldest American honor as it was founded over two centuries ago, precisely in 1821. It was awarded to Sir James Paul McCartney (and also our native Francesco Maurizio Cossiga), and among the worthy recipients of this honor was also the intriguing Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo known to the world public as Yma Sumac, who earned the title of "Commander of the Order of the Sun of Peru".
Legend has it that Yma was an Inca princess, a direct descendant of Emperor Atahualpa, while the truth is that her family simply owned a farm in Ichocán.
Growing up in Cajamarca with the air of the Andean mountains, imitating birds and other animals, she inadvertently created her wide-ranging soprano vocal range.
Yma Sumac was a Peruvian singer and actress with a remarkable vocal range of four or even five octaves, such that it is said that in the '50s she sang the highest note ever recorded by a female voice.
In '51, Yma became the first Latin American woman singer to debut on Broadway.
In '50 she did her first tour of Europe and Africa, then debuted at the Royal Albert Hall in London and the Royal Festival Hall before the future queen of England.
She attended more than 80 concerts in London and 16 concerts in Paris.
A second tour took her to the Far East: Persia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Burma, Thailand, Sumatra, the Philippines, and Australia.
Yma toured the Soviet Union, where she performed in 40 different cities, selling more than 20,000,000 tickets.
Her fame in countries like Greece, Israel, and Russia extended her stay from 2 weeks to 6 months.
Due to financial difficulties, the "Inka Taky Trio" with Moisés Vivanco (her husband) on guitar, Cholita Rivero (her cousin) contralto voice and dance, and Yma Sumac soprano, embarked on a world tour in '60, which lasted a good 5 years.
According to the magazine Variety, Sumac held more than 3,000 concerts "covering the entire globe", breaking any record for an artist, and it is estimated that she sold over 40 million records.
Yma died nine months after being diagnosed with colon cancer, at the age of 86, in a nursing home in Los Angeles, California, and was buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in the "Sanctuary of Memories" section.
Curiosity: Vanessa Chantal Paradis (appointed knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, as well as girlfriend of Leonard Albert Kravitz, known as Lenny) mentions Yma Sumac in her "Joe le taxi" from '87, and likewise, Peter Mark Sinclair Almond (Officer of the Order of the British Empire "For services to the arts and culture") does in "Mother Fist" also in '87.
In the film "The Big Lebowski" by the Coen brothers, the song "Ataypura" was included.
& gossip: The singer and actress Vanessa Paradis also had a long relationship with Johnny Depp, from whom she had Lily-Rose Melody in '99, and Jack John Christopher III in 2002. They officially separated after 14 years in 2012.
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