The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection

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 more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-04-2008; One of the wonders of Peru; We took an extraordinary trip to Peru last year, and I did a great deal of reading and other research about that complex and fascinating country. I knew a tiny bit about Yma Sumac through "The New York Times Crossword Puzzle", of course;...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-14-2008; Above the Extraordinary; in 1954, this great Diva became the biggest album selling artist in the world. If you listen to this album as a concept, and take a moment to consider the great artistry of this incredible singer and her brilliant husband/musician...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-28-2008; Yma Sumac:TRIPPER!!!; Picked this up because of a Mike Patton reccomendation and it's definately the gravy. That 8 octave voice of Yma's is better than an ice-cold bubbler on a 90 degree day in July.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-18-2008; A beautiful unusual voice; Yma Sumac is a true artist and we enjoy her unusual performances right inour own home; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-04-2008; One of the wonders of Peru; We took an extraordinary trip to Peru last year, and I did a great deal of reading and other research about that complex and fascinating country. I knew a tiny bit about Yma Sumac through "The New York Times Crossword Puzzle", of course;...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-13-2007; Disappointing; 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,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-04-2000; CAPITOL DECLARES WAR ON YMA SUMAC; Pity Yma Sumac. Pity her recorded legacy. Most of all, pity her fans, because Capitol Records is bent on presenting her recordings to her public in the worst possible light. This amounts to a great disrespect towards a woman who has...; read full review | report as inappropriate