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

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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 ...