"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. Sumac's first and most popular release, and also one of her least hokey or pop-oriented. That's not to say it's without its mass-appeal elements, especially in the arrangements, conducted by Les Baxter. Originally issued as a 10-inch LP, this 1988 CD reissue combines the eight tracks with the eight others contained on another of her early albums, "Inca Taqui"." (S.T. Erlewine & Richie Unterberger, Allmusic)
"There were already a couple fine Yma Sumac collections when this one appeared. The songs are all culled from basically the same source material: her legendary Capitol sessions from the '50s, so choosing between them boils down to track selection and liner notes. And with that criteria, "The Sun Virgin" wins the first prize. At a generous 27 tracks (more than any other compilation) it has tracks from four of her five Capitol albums (including most of "Voice Of The Xtabay"), as well as her only Capitol single. It's also got two tracks recorded in 1943 in Peru that were reworked and retitled on later albums, providing a glimpse of her very early career that the other compilations don't offer. Finally, there are excellent track-by-track descriptions that provide a bit of analysis of the songs, as well as historical details and a brief biography of her early career. If you're unfamiliar with the amazing talents of the utterly unique Yma Sumac, this is an excellent place to start."(Sean Westergaard, Allmusic)
Legendarische Peruvaanse zangeres met een ongelooflijk groot bereik. Haar stem, die ze varieert van mysterieuze lage fluistertonen tot extreem hoge operazang, gebruikt ze in een wonderlijke mix van muziek met zowel traditie als experiment.
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