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Yma Sumac Dies

November 4, 2008 by WendyB

The fabulous Peruvian singer Yma Sumac has died at 86. Check out some of her old looks. Glamorous, no?


If you don’t know who she is, read her New York Times obituary, which has some highlarious details, including: “She soon played Carnegie Hall, flanked onstage by two miniature erupting volcanoes.” Now my ambition is to be followed everywhere by an entourage of two miniature erupting volcanoes. Hey, we all need to have our dreams!

Rest in peace, Yma.

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  1. The Clothes Horse says

    November 4, 2008 at 11:02 am

    She’s stunning. I love such dramatic women. Inspiring lives.

  2. Miss Janey says

    November 4, 2008 at 11:50 am

    Drama Queen, Peruvian style.

  3. MR style says

    November 4, 2008 at 11:52 am

    she has such nice eyes !!!!

  4. Penny says

    November 4, 2008 at 12:35 pm

    that second picture is a feast for the eyes!

  5. Kira Fashion says

    November 4, 2008 at 12:44 pm

    so dramatic, love it!

    look, i asked a question at the post about the Prada Shoes 🙂
    Thanks a lot in advance,

    Kira

  6. emmapeelpants says

    November 4, 2008 at 12:47 pm

    Cheekbones to cut glass with! What an amazing looking woman!

  7. Annie says

    November 4, 2008 at 1:06 pm

    I am so sad about this! I love her “Mambo!” album – great for cocktail parties. And, a lot of hip-hop groups sample from her, like the Black Eyed Peas sampled from “Gopher Mambo”.

    I am glad that she is having an appropriate send-off though…

    RIP Yma!

  8. La Belette Rouge says

    November 4, 2008 at 1:28 pm

    I love a woman who is willing to really go for it. She was such a woman.

  9. layersofmeaning says

    November 4, 2008 at 2:08 pm

    Que viva el PERU!
    I’m proud to share my peruvian blood with someone like her!
    Thanks for this post…

  10. KD says

    November 4, 2008 at 3:20 pm

    What glamour should be! My dream is to always be flanked by two porceline cakes, except not really.

  11. diamondsinchampagne says

    November 4, 2008 at 3:46 pm

    Wow I just adore her eyes, so very dramatic.
    May she rest in peace

  12. Jill says

    November 4, 2008 at 3:48 pm

    Take a look at those eyes! Yma's Diva Personality > Mariah Carey's Diva Personality?

  13. enc says

    November 4, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    She was one-of-a-kind. Nobody, not even Charo had volcanoes.

  14. jennine says

    November 5, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    is it bad that i was more surprised she was still alive?

    dammit, next time i see a random documentary on german television, like i saw one about her last night, i’ll just assume that person just died.

    but in all seriousness… i’m sad she’s gone, what a voice.

  15. Rollergirl says

    November 6, 2008 at 5:39 pm

    Actually, I only know her name because Vanessa Paradis namechecked her in Joe le Taxi…

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