The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection

Description

In 1950, at the dawn of an era of musical exotica (in which
composers such as Esquivel, Martin Denny, and Les Baxter would test the limits
of hi-fi strangeness), Yma Sumac entered the scene. She was a diva from the
Andes with a four-vocal octave range, an unrelenting trill, and great looks,
and she became an overnight sensation. Within years of her debut LP, Voice of
the Xtabay, Sumac recorded more concept albums, starred in a Broadway musical
(Flahooley), and appeared onscreen with Charlton Heston in 1954’s Secret of
the Incas. Truth be told, exotica music’s popularity was short-lived (only to
resurface again with the ’90s lounge culture), and many would claim Yma Sumac
was merely American housewife Amy Camus spelling her name backwards. No
matter. This is still great, hilarious music unlike any other. With composer-
husband Moises Vivanco, Sumac created a hybrid jazz, mambo, and world music
that was the perfect showpiece for her vocal pyrotechnics. She scats, she
trills, she bellows, but–mostly–she entertains. This disc collects Sumac’s
very best works, three unreleased tracks (worth hearing for the opening to
“Negrito Filomino”), and extensive liner notes. –Jason Verlinde

Features:

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ Hindi
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.6 x 0.6 x 4.7 inches; 4 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Capitol / The Right Stuff
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2006
• Label ‏ : ‎ Capitol / The Right Stuff
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
• Best Sellers Rank: #195,725 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl) #29 in Music of Peru #2,665 in Vocal Jazz (CDs & Vinyl) #2,830 in Traditional Pop
• #29 in Music of Peru