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Yma Sumac

Author : Nicholas E. Limansky
Publisher : YBK Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0979097290
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Yma Sumac written by Nicholas E. Limansky and published by YBK Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Half the range of the piano keyboard! At last a serious critical examination of the utterly unique vocalist celebrated for her "four-octave voice," Yma Sumac! A confounding, sometimes heartbreaking, mixture of absurd show-biz hype, stunning virtuosity, and sometimes ravishing artistry, Yma Sumac was a firmly established recording artist of the folk music of her native Peru when she came to America to be "discovered." And discovered she was-by the publicity department of Capitol Records and the "Exotica" pop music maestro Les Baxter. From there her story becomes ever more tangled and weird-and deeply interesting. Yma herself is an amazingly contradictory mix. Nicholas Limansky (a formally trained professional singer) is able to demonstrate that she was startlingly sophisticated technically even though almost entirely self-taught. What is perhaps even more astonishing than the celebrated 4-octave range of her voice-and its effortless clarity and sweetness-was the nearly incredible longevity-fully 4 decades!-of her ability to command it. With the enthusiastic collaboration of her quixotic, charming, slightly rascally husband, she went along with the corruption of her artistic identity by the gleefully amoral record-company publicists, creators of her public persona-Inca Princess (sometimes Priestess!)-from a primitive mountain tribe (or, sometimes, descended from a line of kings that was said to go back several hundred years before there were any Incas)! Imperious as any diva with her intimates and musical collaborators, she maintained an unassailable dignity and unaffected graciousness as a performer and in relation to her fans. All documented in this large, lavishly illustrated volume-an extensively researched biography (her birth date established once and for all!), many personal anecdotes of her intimates, technical discussions of her voice and her music, generous excerpts from reviews and priceless examples of publicity material. About the author: Nicholas E. Limansky studied voice at Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and has a performance degree from the University of West Virginia. He has sung with The Bach Aria Group, Musica Sacra, New York Choral Artists (of the New York Philharmonic), and the Opera Orchestra of New York. He reviews new vocal releases of historical singers for Opera News, The Record Collector, Classical Singer and Opera Quarterly. His vocal specialty is the acuto-sfogato (extended-vocal-range) soprano. His work on Yma Sumac has covered nearly three decades.

Yma Sumac [exotica vocalist]

Author : Stone Blue Editors
Publisher : SBE Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yma Sumac [exotica vocalist] written by Stone Blue Editors and published by SBE Media. This book was released on 2015-09-11 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yma Sumac: Exotica World Music Vocalist The next Musician Snapshots book in the 'Music You Should Hear Series' is a profile of singer Yma Sumac. With a four-octave range, Peruvian vocalist Yma (pronounced EE-ma) Sumac shocked and captivated 1950s America and became a household name around the world. Her first few albums included loose interpretations of South American melodies with Afro-Cuban rhythms and Western-style instrumentation, making her albums avant garde yet accessible, and cementing her status as the queen of the new musical genre of “exotica.” Not only did her extremely wide octave range make audiences stop in their tracks (for reference, most people have a singing range of around 2-3 octaves), but her fearless vocal experimentation was a stark contrast to the sweet crooners like Nat King Cole and Bing Crosby who were the top sellers in 1950, the year her first album was released. She was soon featured on Broadway, cast in movies alongside stars such as Charlton Heston, and performing sold-out shows from Las Vegas to New York.

Widening the Horizon

Author : Philip Hayward
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781864620474
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Widening the Horizon written by Philip Hayward and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1999-09-22 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widening the Horizon is the first in-depth analysis of the music and its cultural context.

Billboard

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1951-05-05 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Apu Ollantay; A Drama of the Time of the Incas

Author : Clements R Markham
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3387325185
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Apu Ollantay; A Drama of the Time of the Incas written by Clements R Markham and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-03-25 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

On Site, In Sound

Author : Kirstie A. Dorr
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822372657
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book On Site, In Sound written by Kirstie A. Dorr and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In On Site, In Sound Kirstie A. Dorr examines the spatiality of sound and the ways in which the sonic is bound up in perceptions and constructions of geographic space. Focusing on the hemispheric circulation of South American musical cultures, Dorr shows how sonic production and spatial formation are mutually constitutive, thereby pointing to how people can use music and sound to challenge and transform dominant conceptions and configurations of place. Whether tracing how the evolution of the Peruvian folk song "El Condor Pasa" redefined the boundaries between national/international and rural/urban, or how a pan-Latin American performance center in San Francisco provided a venue through which to challenge gentrification, Dorr highlights how South American musicians and activists created new and alternative networks of cultural exchange and geopolitical belonging throughout the hemisphere. In linking geography with musical sound, Dorr demonstrates that place is more than the location where sound is produced and circulated; it is a constructed and contested domain through which social actors exert political influence.

Ollanta

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.+/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Ollanta written by and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ollanta

Author : Clements R. Markham
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3382118890
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Ollanta written by Clements R. Markham and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

California Tiki

Author : Jason Henderson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439664730
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book California Tiki written by Jason Henderson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating story behind California’s mid-twentieth century obsession with all things Polynesian and Hawaiian. After World War II, suburbs proliferated around California cities as returning soldiers traded in their uniforms for business suits. After-hours leisure activities took on an island-themed sensuality that bloomed from a new fascination with Polynesia and Hawaii. Movies and television shows filmed in Malibu and Burbank urged viewers to escape everyday life with the likes of Elvis, Gidget, and Hawaiian Eye. Restaurants like Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic’s sprang up to answer the demand for wild cocktails and even wilder décor. A strange hodgepodge of idols, lush greenery and colorful drinks, Tiki beckoned men and women to lose themselves in exotic music and surf tunes. Take a trip back in time to the scene of Polynesian pop and three decades of palm trees, Mai Tais, and torches with this informal guide to the rise, fall, and resurgence of Tiki culture.

VIVA Travel Guides Machu Picchu and Cusco

Author : Paula Newton
Publisher : Viva Publishing Network
ISBN 13 : 1937157016
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (371 download)

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Download or read book VIVA Travel Guides Machu Picchu and Cusco written by Paula Newton and published by Viva Publishing Network. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most up-to-date book on visiting Machu Picchu, Cusco, and the Sacred Valley available, period. V!VA is the one guide you'll need to get the most out of your trip to Machu Picchu and the Inca empire. Written by Cusco experts, in this book you can:Explore Machu Picchu using the self-guided tour and color map. Go beyond sightseeing and truly understand the ruins and Inca culture.Trek the Inca Trail or one of the many Inca Trail alternatives while having a minimal impact on the environment.Immerse yourself in Cusco life by using the extensive informtion on studying spanish, volunteering, working and living.Taste local Peruvian cuisine in world famous restaurants, or track down cheap, good eats while live Andean music fills the streets.Find all the nuts and bolts you need to navigate your way from the streets of Lima to the gates of Machu Picchu.Stay safe with the most up-to-date guide available, continuously updated by the VIVA community on the www.vivatravelguides.com website.

V!VA Travel Guides

Author : Rick Segreda
Publisher : Viva Publishing Network
ISBN 13 : 9780979126437
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book V!VA Travel Guides written by Rick Segreda and published by Viva Publishing Network. This book was released on 2009 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guidebook that contains reports and travel conditions in the areas South of Lima devastated by the August 2007 Pisco Earthquake. It helps visitors to explore Peru's ruins, including the Ollantaytambo, Cusco, the fortress of Kuelap, and also the white city of Arequipa, surrounded by snow capped volcanoes.

Billboard

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1972-03-11 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Weekly World News

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weekly World News written by and published by . This book was released on 1988-10-11 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rooted in the creative success of over 30 years of supermarket tabloid publishing, the Weekly World News has been the world's only reliable news source since 1979. The online hub www.weeklyworldnews.com is a leading entertainment news site.

Mondo Exotica

Author : Francesco Adinolfi
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822389088
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Mondo Exotica written by Francesco Adinolfi and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2008-04-25 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tiki torches, cocktails, la dolce vita, and the music that popularized them—Mondo Exotica offers a behind-the-scenes look at the sounds and obsessions of the Space Age and Cold War period as well as the renewed interest in them evident in contemporary music and design. The music journalist and radio host Francesco Adinolfi provides extraordinary detail about artists, songs, albums, and soundtracks, while also presenting an incisive analysis of the ethnic and cultural stereotypes embodied in exotica and related genres. In this encyclopedic account of films, books, TV programs, mixed drinks, and above all music, he balances a respect for exotica’s artistic innovations with a critical assessment of what its popularity says about postwar society in the United States and Europe, and what its revival implies today. Adinolfi interviewed a number of exotica greats, and Mondo Exotica incorporates material from his interviews with Martin Denny, Esquivel, the Italian film composers Piero Piccioni and Piero Umiliani, and others. It begins with an extended look at the postwar popularity of exotica in the United States. Adinolfi describes how American bachelors and suburbanites embraced the Polynesian god Tiki as a symbol of escape and sexual liberation; how Les Baxter’s album Ritual of the Savage (1951) ushered in the exotica music craze; and how Martin Denny’s Exotica built on that craze, hitting number one in 1957. Adinolfi chronicles the popularity of performers from Yma Sumac, “the Peruvian Nightingale,” to Esquivel, who was described by Variety as “the Mexican Duke Ellington,” to the chanteuses Eartha Kitt, Julie London, and Ann-Margret. He explores exotica’s many sub-genres, including mood music, crime jazz, and spy music. Turning to Italy, he reconstructs the postwar years of la dolce vita, explaining how budget spy films, spaghetti westerns, soft-core porn movies, and other genres demonstrated an attraction to the foreign. Mondo Exotica includes a discography of albums, compilations, and remixes.

CMJ New Music Report

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book CMJ New Music Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2000-04-03 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CMJ New Music Report is the primary source for exclusive charts of non-commercial and college radio airplay and independent and trend-forward retail sales. CMJ's trade publication, compiles playlists for college and non-commercial stations; often a prelude to larger success.

The Asylum

Author : Simon Doonan
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101594217
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book The Asylum written by Simon Doonan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After nearly a lifetime spent in the Industry, author and fashion insider Simon Doonan is ready to let you in on a little secret: his peers in this multibillion-dollar industry are just as nutty as the denizens of your local loony bin. In The Asylum, an unabashedly hilarious collection of autobiographical essays, Doonan, the creative ambassador for Barneys New York, tells the real-life stories of glamorous madness and stylish insanity. Doonan has witnessed models unable to work for fear of ghosts, gone deep-sea fishing with a couturier pal and his jailbird companion, and watched Anna Wintour remain perfectly calm while the ceiling fell—literally—in the middle of Fashion Week. Once you start looking, he says, you’ll notice telltale signs of lunacy everywhere. Style insiders see patterns and trends in everything; they suffer from outsize personality disorders and delusions of grandeur; and of course, they have a predilection for theatrical makeup and artfully destroyed clothing. No one is more suited to the asylum than the truly die-hard fashionista—after all, eccentricity and extremism are the foundations of great style. With his gimlet eye for the absurd and a love for eccentricity, Doonan’s personal and professional stories never fail to entertain. “The David Sedaris of the style universe” (The Boston Globe) gives us the scoop on the kooky, cutthroat—but always fabulous—fashion world, and proves himself one of the sharpest humorists writing today.

Billboard

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1950-12-30 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.