Voice of the Xtabay & Other Exotic Delights

1. Xtabay

2. Ataypura!

3. Wayra

4. Panarima

5. Negrito Filomino

6. Mamallay!

7. Ccori Canastitay

8. Suray Surita

9. Wimoweh

10. No Es Vida

11. Lullia Mak'ta

12. Cumbe-Maita

13. Wak'ai

14. Chuncho

15. Kuyaway

16. Inca Waltz

17. Karibe Taki

18. Witallia!

19. Kon Tiki

20. Lament

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Taita Inty (Virgin Of The Sun God)
Ataypura (High Andes)
Accla Taqui (Chant Of The Chosen Maidens)
Tumpa (Earthquake)
Choladas (Dance Of The Moon Festival)
Wayra (Dance Of The Winds)
Monos (Monkeys)
Xtabay (Lure Of The Unknown Love)
K'Arawi (Planting Song)
Cumbe-Maita (Calls Of The Andes)
Wak'Ai (Cry)
Incacho (Royal Anthem)
Chuncho (The Forest Creatures)
Llulla Mak'Ta (Andean Don Juan)
Malaya! (My Destiny)
Ripui (Farewell)

Customer Reviews:

Voice of the Xtabay Yma sumac.......2007-02-16

Outstanding CD will continue to buy from your company. Fast service and great shipping.

Listen to that voice ... ........2007-01-06

I found one take of this record on some obscure Rolling Stone "Rare Tracks" world sampler. Its character, somewhere in between world, psychedelia, opera, put some eerie kind of spell on me.

Subsequent queries at some artist/album review sites indicated this best pick. I immediately ordered and received a loosely bound concept album ("aztec style") in song format, with focus on this beautiful, experimental voice .

Highly recommended for open minded world music explorers ... .

An Entire Genre of Music In A Single Voice.......2006-06-13

My parents had both of the 10" records that were eventually combined on one LP, available now as a CD. The music caught my ear as a child, and then I rediscovered it as a young man, when experiments with pot and psychedelic drugs lead to this music being in heavy rotation on my turntable. But you don't need chemical augmentation to enjoy this incredible stuff, just an adventurous spirit; there is nothing else like either the music of Yma Sumac, or her voice, and few have bothered to imitate her (it's impossible, anyway; with the help of Les Baxter, Bas Sheva tried and failed). What, exactly, IS this music? Is it exotica? Opera? Avant-Garde? Latin Dance Music? The answer is "all of the above," and then some ... it harkens back to primitive times and anticipates acid rock. It would be at home in a tiki lounge, yet not be out of place on club dance floor. Check out a lounge/remix album called (what else?) ELECTRO LOUNGE, which samples Yma Sumac's music on a couple of tracks. Back to VOICE OF THE XTABAY, what was once a 10" record called INCA TAQUI makes up the second half of this album, and includes some of Ms. Sumac's most astounding vocal work. Among the first artists to play with vocal double-tracking, Yma's performances on 'Chuncho (The Forest Creatures )' and 'Maylaya! (My Destiny)' may be heard yet still not be believed. The first half of the LP features the musical arrangements of Les Baxter, and is slightly more conventional than the more ethnic sounding second half (arranged by then-husband Moises Vivanco), yet taken as a whole, this is probably Sumac's most powerful effort. For a look at the beautiful Yma Sumac in person, see the campy 1954 Charlton Heston adventure film SECRET OF THE INCAS, in which she pantomimes to a couple of songs from VOICE OF THE XTABAY. The cover of this album is taken from the set of that movie. For further listening, seek out the stereo version of FUEGO DEL ANDE (my personal favorite Yma Sumac record). I am still waiting for a CD issue of 1972's MIRACLES, a failed attempt at a comeback, which is, nevermind the dismal reviews it got at the time, a stunner, sounding like a cross between the Yma of old and Led Zeppelin! Unfortunately, this album did see digital reissue as YMA ROCKS for a brief time and, drat it, I missed it ... I think its time has come again. Is anyone listening?

Very Unusual And Incredible.......2004-08-13

This album is incredible. I am 15 years old, and a massive fan of hip-hop, RnB and pop, and yet this unusual indescribable album is incredible and I love it! The music and that stunning voice is completely in a league of its own. The songs are incredible; a heady mix of mambos, salsas and sambas along with steady and engaging beats. The voice itself has the 'stop you in your tracks to listen' effect as it is mesmerising and incredible; it truly has to be heard to be believed. The best song, by far in my opinion, is the incredible 'Chuncho'. The range, technique and beat in this song is unique; out-standing. This album is a musical and vocal masterpiece.

if you like exotica...................2003-08-11

Yma Sumac had an unbelievable range as a singer. Although this is not my favorite Yma Sumac album , it still is great, the arrangements are by the one and only Les Baxter, who is on of my all-time favorites. This album was very unusual for the time it was released, not the most "commerical" of albums.