The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection

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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

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Average customer rating: Disappointing Peruvian Nightinggale Yma Sumac: The Power of 4 Octives Sheer power and beauty in an amazing vocal range Which singer has the greatest range?

The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection Yma Sumac Manufacturer: The Right Stuff ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Peru | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Lounge | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Similar Items: Voice of the Xtabay Mambo Legend of the Sun Virgin Fuego del Ande Queen of Exotica ASIN: B000031VZ7 Release Date: 2003-10-06

Tracks:

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

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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

Customer Reviews:

Disappointing.......2007-06-13

Not quite as good as I had hoped. The songs Bo Mambo, Babalu, and Xtabay (Lure Of The Unknown Love) are catchy and bear repeated listenings, but most of the rest of it suffers from overly dramatic and dated arrangements that, frankly, make me cringe when I listen to them.

You gotta love her voice, though. Geez. Tweets like a bird and growls like a panther.

Peruvian Nightinggale.......2007-01-10

One of the most unique voices of the century sings an exquisite variety of exotic songs.

Yma Sumac: The Power of 4 Octives.......2004-06-30

Although Ms. Sumac could sing in 4 octives, her material ran from pretty exotic and lush to absolutely dreadful. Who cares?? In some ways she was the "Ed Wood" of the music world, and so over-the-edge, you could hardly believe it. I remember when she was popular and yes, we really did take her totally seriously. But let's face it, we never heard anything like her... and she was incredibly entertaining. This colllection will amaze, delight and completely blow you away. It's like nothing else in popular music you have ever heard.

For an instrumental version of this type of wonderful ultra lounge music, may I suggest the CD called "Sacred Rites" by Elisabeth Waldo. It is one CD made from her best 2 vinyl albums of the late 1950s. Fantastic!

Sheer power and beauty in an amazing vocal range.......2004-04-20

I love this recording! Wow!!!! I have been singing for over thirty years and this is the first woman I have EVER heard who can sing both higher AND lower than me! "Chunco" is unbelievable! Her singing, coupled with the brilliant music of Vivanco, makes her recordings an essential part of any serious musician's collection. Folks, don't wait, don't think, just buy this woman's music! I will say that I enjoy her voice more on the earlier music, as they seem to be more fitted to her big, vibrant, exotic, Incan priestess vocal pyrotechnics. I find myself just listening over and over - she is truly amazing, and is in a class head and shoulders above all other coloraturas, because of the sheer power she has in the entirety of her range.

Which singer has the greatest range?.......2002-12-25

Having been aware of Ms Sumac since the 1950s, I am still amazed at her voice range. Has there been anyone else with a greater range? I have heard that Julie Andrews also has a 4 octave range.

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