watch out for the giant guinea pigs
Are there any people still alive today who were alive at the start of the Obama campaign?
She truly had a phenomenal voice. A big loss.
My father, a Stan Kenton/Johnny Cash/Ravel kind of music aficionado, loved Yma Sumac’s music. One of the only times I saw him - a hardened veteran of WWII - shed a tear was when I accidentally cracked his irreplaceable 78 rpm recording of her singing “Voice of the Xtabay”. He never said a word about it again, but as an eight-year-old I vowed I would someday find another recording for him.
Thirty-two years later, as he was dying of cancer, I found the CD of Yma Sumac’s “Voice of the Xtabay” for him to enjoy. It was the only way I could ever have forgiven myself for making my father cry...
It is a strange thing to look into the heart of an old man, and find the young and the exotic still living there. For that, I thank God for the voice of Yma Sumac and the gift of her healing voice to that Veteran’s wounded spirit...
How do you say “R.I.P.” in 5-octaves?