Sunday, September 2, 2007

YMA SUMAC - VOICE OF XTABAY (1950)


THE MOST EXOTIC AND ORIGINAL VOICE EVER. THE FIRST AND THE BEST ALBUM BY A WOMAN-WONDER-DEMON-FREAK. MASTERPIECE COMPOSITIONS BY LES BAXTER.
ARTIST`````````````YMA SUMAC
ALBUM`````````````VOICE OF XTABAY
GENRE`````````````EXOTICA/VOCAL
YEAR```````````````1950


MY VIEW:
Shit. She can sing in offbeat, scream like an animal and be beautiful. What more do you want? I bet she cooks good...

SHORT BIOGRAPHY:
A singer with an amazing four-octave range, Yma Sumac was said to have been a descendant of Inca kings, an Incan princess that was one of the Golden Virgins. Her offbeat stylings became a phenomenon of early-'50s pop music. While her album covers took advantage of her strange costumes and voluptuous figure, rumors abounded that she was, in actuality, a housewife named Amy Camus. It mattered little because there has been no one like her before or since in the annals of popular music.

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5 comments:

Andrej said...

you definitely need to listen to her album called Mambo!

Bleeding Panda said...

I have it and it will be soon on this blog:)

Anonymous said...

I would also like to have a listen to Mambo! Schalti in Berlin

jair said...

gracias inmensas panda por tu hiperlucido blog,verdad que es impresionante encontrar un panda muerto que aprecie toda esta musica que nos rodea como el universo,atte.jair from great mexico

Anonymous said...

I found a great single of hers in a thrift store and even though I recognized her name, I didn't remember from where. It was the fantastic cover that solidified my decision to buy it. It was fantastic, a real treat to here her go absolutely bonkers. I've been looking for this album for a while, pretty excited I stumbled across your blog.

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