Yma Sumac - One woman, many voices (I)

[luizastangherlin]

omg that's scary!

[byTemari]

O.O..!!

[TheAnnafisher]

give thanks she and I both performed at Tower Sunset the same week ... give thanks, especially to Hollywood great, Todd Meehan!

[jtizy101]

Nardwuar!!!!!



[FrozenMermaid666]

I didn't know they're called growls! They're completely different from the Death Metal growls, which are produced by the false vocal chords. I think she used her chest voice to produce them. Seems very hard to do the ''double voice'', though. I haven't really heard anyone else singing like that! She had such an unique talent! :)

[Neisfai]

@FrozenMermaid666 Yma sumac is one of a kind, she could do amazing things with her voice, and that´s because she liked to do any sound possible with it since she was a child.

[FrozenMermaid666]

@Neisfai So true! There's no one like her! She could even imitate birds! :)

By the way, have you ever heard about Charles Kellogg? He had 12 1/2 octaves, and he could also imitate birds. His style was way different than Yma's, but I think he was really amazing! :-P

[sempreviva82]

She was a straight line female descendant of the last Incas' king

[renatoss2490]

wonderfull,excellent

[07mixchi]

Neisfai : Felicitaciones por este video ! Esta Diva, era ya famosa cuando aún era yo, un niño. Múltiples voces sale de su garganta, incluso hasta voces varoniles, hace lo que quiera con su vóz, es extraordinaria ! , aún vive ?.

[TiffanyCase69]

I like to play this at full volume early on a Sunday Morning ...My neighbours seem to really like it.

[cledezmaslp]

Gracias por este video, está increible! : )

[eijaliina]

Yma Sumac was one of my favorite singer way back in 1955. I could not get enough of her "Taita Inty" Virgin of the forest. I still get goose pumps every time I hear it. I am sorry for not been able to see and hear her concerts before her death in -08. Her voice range was incredible

[gallferi]

First of all let me state that I've always loved her voice, her presentation, and don't get me wrong, I am NOT criticizing anything about her!

However, they've always billed her as the woman with the 5(!) octave range - that is INCORRECT! She had a range from B2 (oct.+a Major2d below middle C) to C#7 (that is a minor 6th above the Queen of the Night's high F), also 4 oct+a Major second.

I've enjoyed tremendously when she walked off the stage somewhere in Germany. MCs are sometimes idiots!

[bryanI8]

whats the title of the 2nd song?

[zaaritha]

The recording I heard as a child and fell for!

[muharipp]

She have a good sound

But she can't hear i think.

[abbekiubebe]

her voice scares me , really

[Neisfai]

Yeah this notes and growls are scary.

[CafeVCafe]

just because it makes you feel smth really natural, provokes pure human nature...and this feel scares

[begrave2]

@abbekiubebe :)

[goldie0800]

@abbekiubebe - She mentions in one of her videos that from her early years she imitated the sounds of the Amazon, from bird calls to animals big and small, so that's probably how she developed those sounds. I can relate to that. ;- )

[Neurost]

@abbekiubebe you scared? lol what a fag.... xd

[marina300]

TNX :)))))

[BrentCharles]

She is incredible!!! My grandfather has many of her original albums. Yma was one of her favorites.....

[Problembeing]

Your grandfather was a 'her'?

[BrentCharles]

It should say, "my grandfather and grandmother". LOL!

[annita645]

she is gorgeous !!!!! pretty woman and incredible voice ! i admire her a lot !!!!!!!! Ima Sumaq from BEAUTIFUL PERU !!!!!!! really tanks for share .

[Freakle22]

were the pictures getting bigger?

[Neisfai]

yes they were.

[nansui1130]

O.o por DIOSSSSSSS!!que tal voz!! es increible!!!

[Neisfai]

De nada nansui1130. Gracias por visitar.

[mariasarda]

Incroyable !!!!

[smilingsuzy]

I don't think you've included too many of Yma's "many voices" here; most of your clips simply focus on her "growl" technique. She actually produced quite a few notes lower than those you included, but these low notes were not produced with a growl technique. I was also surprised that you didn't include her extreme high notes.

[Neisfai]

Hello, you gotta watch the whole 5 videos this is the first only.

[misterioso92]

made in Perú!

[FrozenMermaid666]

Awesome! How does she produce this sound? Is it a technique similar to metal growls?

[magugreech]

yeah! and thats cool

[FrozenMermaid666]

I did some research. This sound is produced by the false vocal chords, and that's probably the only similarity to metal growls. I also tried it and it hurt my throat. Yma must have practiced a lot and she also had a proper vocal technique.

Thanks for replying anyway! >333333333333

[lordgeneral9]

Thank you, she had a great voice.

[CnJiTa]

Descanse en paz Yma, voz tan versátil y que la conocí con la segunda canción de este video...POR FAVOR!! alguien me puede decir el nombre de tal cancion!!! GRACIAS:D

[Neisfai]

Hola, la segunda cancion se llama, Mambo de las 5 botellas o five bottles.

[CnJiTa]

perfeecto,muchas graaacias :D

[Neisfai]

Descansa en paz mitica mujer del Peru.

Los coros en los cielos sentiran envidia de tu don divino, de tu poderosa voz...espero que conspiren para enviarte otra vez con nosotros.

[moco34567]

see muy extraña voz , llegaba donde ningun otro registro a llegado jamaz

[aera32]

Tengo discos de Yma Sumac y cuando los escucho realmente admiro esa calidad y registro vocal al que unicamente ella podìa llegar....siempre serà Grande entre las Grandes.....una Diva!!!!

[tractorcito]

Se fue la diva unica en toda la galaxia.

Un beso un tu mano sra. Yma

[rammsteim7]

GRANDE YMA.