Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Happy Birthday today to Yma Sumac. Known as The Voice of The Xtabay (Xtabay A Day? Nah...), she possessed an eight octave vocal range, which she used to great effect with her haunting singing stylings. Some people believed her to be a fraud, perhaps someone named Amy Camus from New Jersey. These debunkers were eventually largely discounted, and she is considered to be the real deal, unique vocal range and all. Her several albums on Capitol have developed a vast cult following.