Yma Sumac - Wimoweh

[ELIANE7719]

SU VOZ ERA LA NATURALEZA DE LOS BOSQUES DE PERU ! QUE HERMOSURA!

[aussiechickdiana]

Truly a song-bird!

[aussiechickdiana]

5 Octaves...I think I'ill go to the Andes...

diana

[sscarfac33]

Una Princesa Inca!!!!

[theClaudia180]

Violet had good taste in music.....does anyone here know what I'm talking about? I I doubt it :P

[javigonzalez94]

but... i mean... i've heard opera singers sing like that too... i thought it was unique, but...

[roxyjohnr]

No one like her! EVER! What a blessing.

[Digginsmo]

You have to hear her sing "In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle"...a lion sleeps tonight. She doesn't sing a word, just a lot of tooting through her uncanny range.

[izkoetxea]

i think she is soo amazing.

ooo lord and she is from the inca royalty. incredible.

[comeflywhitmy]

musica para remar!!!

[paulovespanic]

That vocal range just blew my mind!!!!

[mcrusader1]

WOW! There is no one else that could do this. Amazing! I'm too old to have just discovered Yma.  I feel deprived but I'm going to make up for it. Love her!

[glitterknight]

What a fantastic voice. Peruvians have every right to be proud of her. God bless you Yma

[geministico]

I love this women - she was from another world....a better one

[swampzoid]

i love love love it

[paulhallart]

This is one of the few grownups I listened to when I was 9 years old (along with Rosemary Cluney)...

[marcusppaiva]

Me siento hechizado por la voz de cristal que tenía Yma. A ver si un día surge otra que se le acerque. (Igual lo dudo)

MARAVILLOSA!

[sanrot]

era un angel,empresioante voz

[Babyhowdy233]

What an utter MARVEL of a voice this woman possessed!!!

I have been in utter awe of her talent since I first heard her many years ago!

[Londa1027]

lovely! she almost sounds like angelique kidjo, another legend, here. yma is a bitchin artist!!! divine...

[jtimjordan]

Amazing voice, almost sounds like a Theremin at times.

[bartonim]

Yma was the best! Exotica at its finest! 

[MagalieMonroy]

me encanta esa fuerte aguda voz, mil formas :) OH I REALLY GOT ASTONISHED WITH HER INCREDIBLE VOICE.

[tissetatten]

I LOVE this song!!!! :)

[companythemusical]

class

[glitterknight]

What a superb voice. It must be at least a four and a half octave range. Incredible.

[bartonim]

@glitterknight Oh, she hit five alright!

[Futurphoto]

I finally know what song Timon and Puumba were singing in the Lion King! It makes sense, Walt Disney was a fan of hers form the start, and she recorded a song from Sleeping Beauty in '89. Love when the lightbulb goes off!!

[19nhamo90]

@Futurphoto LOL! Yes! I'm sitting here thinking "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight..."

[davidj012]

Que descanse en paz esta gran artista peruana.

[Roncea0404]

splendid de frumos si spectaculos

[sirduststarr]

By the way Annama47 Gracias is thank you hope that helps :)

[sirduststarr]

She sounds like a theremin ^_^ love it RIP

[snakeater1810]

PROUD TO BE PERUVIAN!

[Juancsc]

i guess that album was a compilation of different songs and differents singers performed them.

[scream005]

yma sumac sei tutti noi!

[AndLatinMusic]

Increible; verdaderamente un orgullo del Peru. Tambien una mujer muy bella. Felicitaciones !!!

[ildauro]

quien es la chica de la cartula, yma no es? who is she?

[capitandoors]

IMPRESIOANTE VOZ,ES PERUANA.....

[pieldelcielo]

Incredible!!!!

[seerider45]

Simplement merveilleux !!! 5 *****

[PauloGrados]

If you like Imasumac you most to check on

Sylvia Falcon

and she is from Peru as well. .. .wow!

[krysiakonik]

To najwspanialsza uczta słuchać Ymy Sumc!! Wirtuozowskie wykonanie wszystkich utworow przy tak ogromnej skali głosu jest perełką wśrod największych Diw świata!!

[gordiam]

@krysiakonik prawdziwy

[MrZehirok]

hallo and selam from istanbul.

a wonderful voice - I love she.

[MERILYNMO]

extraordinary beauty....so exotic! and her.... voice one in a billion! i wish my dream of going to Peru will come true someday....

[heyakara]

come to peru ;)

[MERILYNMO]

it would be great to be able soon : )))

[ulihedi]

discovered her only now... what a BRILLIANT voice, love Ima Sumac's vocals, so very special!

thank you so much Floren for putting this on 5* and more... going to share this on

[lidagustava]

sweet, a voice like a bird singing, thanks for the lovely share curly.

[StubbornCanary]

So this is where it originally came from =)

[AusSportScoreboards]

The original piece was from a South African musician.  It was called Mbube:

/watch?v=mrrQT4WkbNE

[AusSportScoreboards]

Solomon Linda

[zaaritha]

Such a voice!

[skeleteor]

Maravillosa Voz, maravilla de cantante....

[eladiolara]

Peru is not only Macchu Pichu, we have many things to be proud of.. One of the top Yma Sumac..

[phil2u]

And now, Juan Diego Florez

[gussy1964]

Mi PERU estubo bien Representado, lastima que los peruanos no sepan apreciar esto!! YMA LA UNICA!

[FilpVlogProductions]

@gussy1964 Deja de generalizar las generaciones q' la escuchamos la recordamos,de la ultima no te puedo decir xq' lo comercial manda y no es un problema solo de Peru pasa en todo sitio.

[gussy1964]

@FilpVlogProductions tu creo que te equivocastes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!d­eja de poner palabras en boca de otros.

[rayito2005]

Una de las mejores voces de la historia .

[cjha1978]

Placido domingo, comento hace muy poco "Yma Sumac fue una de las maravillas del mundo. Si hubiera una encuesta de personas maravillosas, ella estaría entre ellas con muchos puntos. Yma a tenía una facilidad para emitir sonidos jamás antes oídos, por eso fue una maravilla vocal"

[annama47]

Could someone please translate this statement in english? Thank You

[MissVTime]

google translate

[diegdiegdiegdieg]

martin denny is not singing here

[luizzifer]

La mas hermosa voz del mundo, un saludo hermanos peruanos desde Madrid!

[PeruanitaVivi]

She is Peruvian!!!

xD!

Que hermosa voz.. Saludos desde la Ciudad de los Reyes-Perú

[polanca75]

She is peruvian pride.

[Calliopeice]

If im not mistaken Mrs. Sumac was the First women to record this song :). She is Very Captivating here .

[monkmellon]

I have this record. I bought it for 80 cents at the thrift store.

[kevinjkd]

jajajja

[lalagonegaga]

One of the greatest singers who ever lived...

[andreikaramazov]

@lalagonegaga 

[christianlh18]

eres un mediocre e imbesil

[cjha1978]

Obra maestra. como yma sumac, no habra nunca. es la mejor voz.

[javcampbell]

WOW, I'm shocked. Excellent voice, incredible

[rockdontrun]

What? Martin Denny's not on this! Where did you get that information from?

[rockdontrun]

Yma Sumac performed with Les Baxter on her first American album, but never Martin Denny. In fact, Martin Denny never even had an orchestra. He had a small 5 piece combo. Martin Denny and Yma Sumac never performed together.

[FLORENCOM]

FORENCOM is trying to fool us? Patric offends me. Obviously you do not verify all information before talk, see. Topic closed. Greetings

[9855847]

amazing!!!

[hulaqte]

my dad had this album! and i played it to death!-thanks for the memories....

[franciscobarn]

YMA SUMAC, The Inca Princess ...

[louloubeb]

Very nice voice...........

[moonkey0]

à 2min19 exactement...

[Mgeislersingt]

hahahahah

[HACIannem]

rest in peace

[dilzappa]

The writer of this song died after being attacted by a shark - He couldn't Wimoweh fast enough!

[mattlove1]

good one! are you familiar with the real story? He died in poverty and obscurity, and his family lived on in miserable poverty while white men running publishing companies (and Disney) have made untold millions on the song.

[klavers]

Rest in peace Yma.........

[jpmartdog]

RIP Yma Sumac,

You will be sadly missed and remembered with gratitude! Peace!

[bisnagaboy]

Rest in peace Yma!

[ayerman44]

The arrangement is by Paul Campbell!! Will love this woman forever!!!!

[bathboy007]

This is awesome!! Thank you for posting this, what a great version of an already cool song.

[camaroz28fatbuttgabe]

wasn't there a song by yma sumac in 'death to smoochy'?

[todesfurchtimmai]

yup. "Malambo No. 1"

[lewlew00]

What a voice. Almost unnatural. I can't produce sounds like that.

[pieldelcielo]

The Yma Sumac's true name is "Zoyla Augusta Emperatriz" (I am the August Empress)

[noiseters]

that's funny I never realize that in her name

[arypezzo]

yes, that is Ima Sumac.

No words to say.

Just to be quiet and listen up.

[CliffTheMeerkat]

Isn't that the Les Baxter orchestra backing her rather than Martin Denny?

[r41zcu4dr4d4d3E]

obra maestra

5 stars

[MNManMe]

What a phenomenal voice! Bravo! And this version from 1952 is so much more instrumentally skilled and vocally powered than any doo-wop or rock performance of the modern era! This really helps one see the Broadway Musical & "Traditional" genres in a true light, rather than the boring, poor-sound-quality versions of older music styles that most of us are accustomed to hearing (based on poor-quality early recording equipment).

[DickStainy]

Amy Camus.

[diegdiegdiegdieg]

I LOVE YMA SUMAC,

[puiut3mic]

ireal and magnificent voice!cornelia toma

[Nicoco95310]

This is the best version of "the lion sleeps tonight" that I've ever heard.

The end is amazing !!!!

[Nicoco95310]

Yma sumac' s voice drives me mad!!??!!..!!??!!

[fossils12]

Yma Sumac is one of the few who deserves to be called "The Voice".

[eskberg]

The Voice!