Yma Sumac with her five octave vocal range, her piercing cat-like eyes, her unique raven haired beauty and her costumes that promised the most fantastical of daydreams, personified the exotic.
While her heyday was during the time of Technicolor she has gained a wide cult following for decades. She graced the stage of Letterman in the late eighties and her song Ataypura was featured on the soundtrack to the Coen Brothers' Big Lebowski.
She passed away last year.
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