Voice of the Xtabay

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Voice of the Xtabay is the 1950 debut studio album by Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac, renowned for its exotic orchestration and for showcasing her extraordinary multi-octave vocal range.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf debut album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Yma Sumac ⓘ
associatedAct Les Baxter Orchestra ⓘ
basedOn legend of the Xtabay from Mesoamerican folklore ⓘ
chronologyNext Legend of the Sun Virgin ⓘ
chronologyPrevious none ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
coverArtFeatures portrait of Yma Sumac ⓘ
criticalReception praised for Yma Sumac’s extraordinary vocal technique ⓘ
praised for innovative orchestration ⓘ
decade 1950s ⓘ
features multi-octave vocal range of Yma Sumac ⓘ
format 12-inch LP ⓘ
genre easy listening ⓘ
exotica ⓘ
world music ⓘ
hasTrack Accla Taqui (Chant of the Chosen Maidens) ⓘ
Ataypura (High Andes) ⓘ
linked to: Ataypura

Carnaval Indio (Indian Carnival) ⓘ
Choladas ⓘ
Lament ⓘ
Monos (Monkeys) ⓘ
linked to: Primates

Ripui (Farewell) ⓘ
Supay Taki (Song of the Devil) ⓘ
Taki Rari ⓘ
Tumpa! (Earthquake) ⓘ
Wanka (The Seven Winds) ⓘ
Wayra (Dance of the Winds) ⓘ
Xtabay (Lure of the Unknown Love) ⓘ
linked to: Voice of the Xtabay

Xtabay (Lure of the Unknown Love) – instrumental version ⓘ
Xtabay (Lure of the Unknown Love) – vocal version ⓘ
linked to: Voice of the Xtabay
influencedGenre exotica music movement ⓘ
labelCatalogNumber Capitol L-244 ⓘ
language Quechua ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
nextAlbumReleaseDate 1952 ⓘ
notableFor exotic orchestration ⓘ
showcasing Yma Sumac’s extraordinary vocal range ⓘ
linked to: Overtone
orchestrator Les Baxter ⓘ
performer Yma Sumac ⓘ
primaryVocalistNationality Peru ⓘ
producer Les Baxter ⓘ
Lex Baxter ⓘ
linked to: Les Baxter
recordedBy Capitol Records studios ⓘ
recordLabel Capitol Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1950 ⓘ
theme mythic and Andean-inspired imagery ⓘ

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Yma Sumac → notableWork → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
Voice of the Xtabay → hasTrack → Xtabay (Lure of the Unknown Love) ⓘ
linked to: Voice of the Xtabay
Voice of the Xtabay → hasTrack → Xtabay (Lure of the Unknown Love) – vocal version ⓘ
linked to: Voice of the Xtabay
Legend of the Sun Virgin → chronologyPrevious → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
Imma Sumack → notableWork → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
Capitol L-244 → title → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
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Taki Rari → album → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
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Wayra (Dance of the Winds) → includedInAlbum → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
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Carnaval Indio → partOfAlbum → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
Carnaval Indio → album → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
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Supay Taki (Song of the Devil) → album → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
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Lament → album → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
Lament → partOf → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
Ripui (Farewell) → partOfAlbum → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
Praised for Yma Sumac’s extraordinary vocal technique → associatedWith → album Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
linked to: Voice of the Xtabay
Praised for Yma Sumac’s extraordinary vocal technique → linkedWork → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
Choladas → partOfAlbum → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
Wanka (The Seven Winds) → partOfAlbum → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
Wanka (The Seven Winds) → isOnRelease → Voice of the Xtabay (original album release) ⓘ
linked to: Voice of the Xtabay
Ataypura → featuredOnAlbum → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
Yma Sumac discography → hasNotableWork → Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ