Voice of the Xtabay
by Yma Sumac
- Type: Album
- Released: 14 October 1950
- Label: Capitol
- Country: Peru
- Length: 23:50
- Community rating: 3.66/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Showcasing her staggering, multi-octave vocal range, the Peruvian soprano's debut album became a cornerstone of the burgeoning exotica movement. 'Voice of the Xtabay' heavily romanticized Incan aesthetics, blending cinematic Hollywood orchestrations with stylized, indigenous-inspired chants to create a highly lucrative, mystique-driven pop sound.
Genres
Descriptors: folk, orchestral, folklore, operatic, virtuosic, vocal, traditional, falsetto
Tracklist
- Taita Inty (3:06)
- Xtabay (3:18)
- Ataypura! (3:04)
- Monos (2:40)
- Accla Taqui (2:44)
- Wayra (3:02)
- Tumpa! (3:19)
- Choladas (2:34)