Google chose to acknowledge on Tuesday the Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac, who rose to international stardom after World War II thanks to her extreme vocal range which was said to be at least five octaves ...

Today’s Google doodle honors Yma Sumac, a Peruvian soprano born on this date in 1922. Recognized for her five-octave vocal range, Sumac became known by audiences around the world as the Peruvian ...

The Peruvian singer was known for a vocal range that spanned at least four octaves Tuesday marks what would have been the 94th birthday of the Peruvian singer known as Yma Sumac, who was born Sept. 13 ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yma Sumac, the Peruvian-born soprano who wowed international audiences in the 1950s with her stunning vocal range and modern take on South American folk music, has died. Sumac died ...

LOS ANGELES -- Yma Sumac, the Peruvian-born soprano who wowed international audiences in the 1950s with her stunning vocal range and modern take on South American folk music, died Saturday. She died ...

Now a voice for the ages - whichever age that was. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MALAMBO NO. 1") YMA SUMAC: What they do in Peru... (Singing in non-English language). SIMON: That's the late Yma Sumac, the ...

Yma Sumac, the Peruvian-born singer whose spectacular multi-octave vocal range and exotic persona made her an international sensation in the 1950s, has died. She was 86. Sumac, who was diagnosed with ...