The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection

by Yma Sumac

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  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1 October 1999
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: Peru
  • Length: 1:03:29
  • Community rating: 3.67/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A collection of recordings by Yma Sumac, the Peruvian singer whose extraordinary multi-octave voice made her the emblematic figure of 1950s exotica. The set gathers her Capitol recordings with Les Baxter and Mois茅s Vivanco, mambo and Andean material arranged for American audiences.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, vocal, accessible, dance, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Taita Inty (Virgin Of The Sun God) (3:06)
  2. Najala's Lament (3:04)
  3. Ataypura (High Andes) (2:44)
  4. Bo Mambo (3:19)
  5. Kuyaway (Inca Love Song) (2:34)
  6. Tumpa (Earthquake) (3:02)
  7. Taki Rari (2:40)
  8. Chuncho (The Forest Creatures) (3:18)
  9. Monos (Monkeys) (3:20)
  10. Suray Surita (3:09)
  11. Wanka (The Seven Winds) (2:32)
  12. Negrito Filomino (3:11)
  13. Huayno (3:41)
  14. Inca Waltz (2:27)
  15. Babalu (3:28)
  16. Wimoweh (3:00)
  17. Xtabay (Lure Of The Unknown Love) (2:49)
  18. La Molina (2:23)
  19. Llora Corazon (3:15)
  20. La Pampa Y La Puna (3:02)
  21. Virgenes Del Sol (3:25)

Credits

  • Moises Vivanco - composed by, arranged by
  • Paul Campbell - arranged by

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