Voice Of The Xtabay
by Yma Sumac

Voice Of The Xtabay by Yma Sumac
Year: 1950
Overall rank: 2,379th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 82 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Best album of 1950 (1st)
Award Top 50 albums of the 1950s (29th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,379th)

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Overall rank: 2,379th | 1950s rank: 29th | 1950 rank: 1st
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2026SiromynianTop 74 Music Albums of the 1950s65/74 -
2026 HaydenTop 25 Music Albums of 195024/250
2026 bertranduTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s7/100 -
2026 MadhattanJackTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s70/100 -
2026Exist-en-cielTop 20 Music Albums of 195010/203
2026javicho07Top 61 Music Albums of the 1950s45/61 -
2026Juneof44Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s95/100 -
2026SiromynianTop 5 Music Albums of 19504/52
2026 TamthebamTop 50 Music Albums of 19503/505
2025MrOlanTop 60 Music Albums of the 1950s31/60 -
2025OlliTop 61 Music Albums of 195042/612
2025ThuramThugoodPeru (PER) - Ranked1/8 -
2025 WasinskiTop 30 Music Albums of the 1950s23/30 -
2025jonny5244Highest Rated Albums by Year76/88 -
2025ThuramThugoodPt 2: Greatest Albums Ever - (Part 2): 101-200. | All-Time55/86 -
2025ThuramThugoodRanked - Yma Sumac (PER) - Ranked1/8 -
2025 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 195020/1004
2025dukeboxkoolTop 100 Music Albums of the 1950s72/100 -
2025ThuramThugoodTop 3 Music Albums of 19501/35
2025 Patman360Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s83/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 87
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 434
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73/100 (from 82 votes)
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85/100
From 05/19/2022 21:16 | #285508
Album Rating: 81.50
(652/8)

Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Voice Of The Xtabay

14.10.1950

Essential Peruvian soprano. Incaredible - think Nobby Solano en Boca, Nazca Blue Lines, and other cliches. The first three tracks are incredible and the album improves with every listen.

1.Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Virgin Of The Sun God (Taita Inty). 93
2.Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Lure Of The Unknown Love (Xtabay). 92
3.Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - High Andes! (Ataypura!). 91
4.Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Monkeys (Monos). 72
5.Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Chant Of The Chosen Maidens (Accla Taqui). 81
6.Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Dance Of The Winds (Wayra). 80
7.Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Earthquake (Tumpa!). 73
8.Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Dance Of The Moon Festival (Choladas). 70

Ranked in order:

* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Virgin Of The Sun God (Taita Inty). 93
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - High Andes! (Ataypura!). 92
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Lure Of The Unknown Love (Xtabay). 91
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Chant Of The Chosen Maidens (Accla Taqui). 81
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Dance Of The Winds (Wayra). 80
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Earthquake (Tumpa!). 73
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Monkeys (Monos). 72
* Yma Sumac (VotX - PER - Oct 50) - Dance Of The Moon Festival (Choladas). 70
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75/100
From 05/16/2022 08:08 | #285399
Amazing
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85/100
From 09/24/2020 19:11 | #258660
Voz dos deuses! Divina!
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From 03/21/2020 06:03 | #248950
90/100 Magnum Opus
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80/100
From 02/12/2016 21:18 | #159493
What a voice, what a record!
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From 10/13/2015 16:40 | #151417
my ears hurt
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70/100
From 01/11/2013 06:12 | #61057
Very entertaining exotica album ... very rich in its instruments, that lay the ground for Yma's insanely, out of this world good vocals!
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