id seriously recommend to anyone interested in the great and different singing of women to get this.
Hot Women: Women Singers From The Torrid Regions Of The World
http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayP...;-1&sku=136484
compiled by robert crumb from his massive collection or wierd and wonderful collection of 78's. features women singers from all over the world. lots of different voices and a very interesting album.
also, i think most of the music was recorded between the turn of the century and the 1930's.