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arodriguez.romero
11/04/08

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great great post dodai

more like this one please
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CrankyOldBroad
11/04/08

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Rest in peace, pretty lady. And thank you for a lifetime of entertainment.
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brendastarlet is on it
11/04/08

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Yma Sumac was major, major in her day. We need an Ed Sullivan to find people like this now!
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bifteck-frites
11/04/08

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Gawd, I LOVE her! This is so sad! I just listened to some Yma on Friday. Love you, girrrl.
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CreoleSugar
11/04/08

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I love that first song, but never knew her story.
She really was something. RIP extraordinary lady.
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casi nadie (loves MCC forever)
11/04/08

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Thanks for this . . . I'm always looking for good spanish language music, and her voice is amazing. RIP.
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Cam/ron
11/04/08

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That's terrible news, Yma was the queen of Exotica music. She was far greater than Martin Denny and Esquivel. I'll raise a Mai Tai in her honor tonight.
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Ipomoea
11/04/08

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I'll admit: I only knew of Yma Sumac via a comment made by Spike on Buffy about demons "making like Yma Sumac". But now I want to go get some of her music, that voice is unreal!
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Cerridwen
11/04/08

@Ipomoea: Ha! That's totally the first thing I thought of, too!
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Yes_Tim_Gunn
11/04/08

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A love of Yma Sumac was something special I could share in highschool with my extremely conservative, extremely religious Catholic grandfather.

Rest in peace, Yma, and rest in peace Grandpa.
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Dodai
11/04/08

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pandorasmittens
11/04/08

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Holy Heifer-FIVE octaves! Most people can't even sing the Birthday Song on key.

Rest In Peace, Yma.
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NefariousNewt
11/04/08

@pandorasmittens: She had the most amazing vocal range. She could sound like Pavarotti one minute and shatter glass the next.
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Doreen DelPurgatorio
11/04/08

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I am delighted to find kindred spirits on Jezebel who appreciate Yma's unique gifts and wonderful kitschiness. I have worshipped at the altar of Yma since I was in college. One of her songs is featured in The Big Lebowski (the party at Jackie Treehorn's where the half-naked woman is being bounced around on the trampoline). Her MAMBO! album is instant party fun!
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Cafezinha
11/04/08

@Doreen DelPurgatorio: I didn't know I'd actually heard her music before, but I remember that part of the Big Lebowski, and also, Black Eyed Peas sampled that "Bo Mambo" on the "Elephunk" album.

Now I need to go find more. =)
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dirtybee
11/04/08

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I had never heard her music until I heard about her death last night on NPR and they played some of her songs - her voice and her singing reminded me of the blue alien Diva that comes out in the Fifth Element. Amazing, amazing....
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musicpup
11/04/08

@dirtybee says vote or bee dead!: That would be Sarah Brightman, actually! And she sounds much better there than she does in her musical roles.
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hydrogen_jukebox
11/04/08

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Her voice gives me the chills.
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Cesybabe or Nirvanah Crane
11/04/08

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Wow, I've never heard of her before, but she is fantastic! RIP.
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