Released 1950 Voice of the Xtabay
(1950) Flahooley
(1951) Release date 1950 Label Capitol Records | Recorded 1950 Artist Yma Sumac Producer Alan W. Livingston | |
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Genres Exotica, Mambo, Lounge music, Folk music Similar Yma Sumac albums, Exotica albums, Other albums | ||
Yma sumac voice of the xtabay 1950
Voice of the Xtabay is the first studio album by Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac. It was released in 1950 by Capitol Records. It was produced and composed by Les Baxter, along with Moisés Vivanco and John Rose. The album features Sumac's wide vocal range, accompanied by ethnic percussion and musical variations influenced by the Music of Peru.
Contents
- Yma sumac voice of the xtabay 1950
- Yma sumac voice of the xtabay remastered full album
- Songs
- References
The songs Virgin of the Sun God, High Andes! and Earthquake were used in the 1954 film Secret of the Incas which featured Sumac as Kori-Tica.
The album was reissued in the UK in 1956 with an alternative artwork.
Yma sumac voice of the xtabay remastered full album
Songs
1Taita Inty (Virgin of the Sun God)3:05
2Ataypura3:03
3Accla Taqui (Chant of the Chosen Maidens)2:44
References
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