Legend of the Sun Virgin

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exotica album music album studio album vocal album

Legend of the Sun Virgin is a 1952 exotica and vocal album by Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac that showcases her extraordinary multi-octave range through Andean-inspired compositions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf exotica album ⓘ
music album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
vocal album ⓘ
arranger Les Baxter ⓘ
Moisés Vivanco ⓘ
artist Yma Sumac ⓘ
chronologyPrevious Voice of the Xtabay ⓘ
composer Moisés Vivanco ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
coverArtFeatures Yma Sumac in exotic Andean-inspired costume ⓘ
decade 1950s ⓘ
distributionRegion Europe ⓘ
North America ⓘ
featuresInstrument Andean instruments ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
format 10-inch LP ⓘ
12-inch LP ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ
genre Latin music ⓘ
Traditional Andean music ⓘ
World music ⓘ
hasTrack Accla Taqui ⓘ
Ataypura ⓘ
Choladas ⓘ
Kuyaway ⓘ
Llulla Makta ⓘ
Mamallay ⓘ
Panarima ⓘ
Ripui ⓘ
Suray Surita ⓘ
Tumpa ⓘ
Wanka ⓘ
Zana ⓘ
inspiredBy Andean folklore ⓘ
Incan mythology ⓘ
labelCatalogNumber Capitol T-178 ⓘ
language Quechua ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
notableFor praised for Yma Sumac’s extraordinary vocal technique ⓘ
surface form: showcasing Yma Sumac's multi-octave vocal range
performer Yma Sumac ⓘ
primaryGenre Exotica ⓘ
producer Les Baxter ⓘ
Moisés Vivanco ⓘ
recordingType monophonic ⓘ
recordLabel Capitol Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1952 ⓘ
style orchestral pop ⓘ
vocalist Yma Sumac ⓘ

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Voice of the Xtabay → chronologyNext → Legend of the Sun Virgin ⓘ
Imma Sumack → notableWork → Legend of the Sun Virgin ⓘ
Yma Sumac → notableWork → Legend of the Sun Virgin ⓘ