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From Folklore to Exotica: Yma Sumac and the Performance of Inca Identity
When the Andean exotica singer Yma Sumac became famous in the United States for her supposed Inca heritage and five-octave voice, her fellow Peruvians called her a sellout. Ethnomusicologist Zoila Mendoza, however, knew Yma Sumac as her mother’s childhood friend... (2013)
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