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Yma Sumac

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All Time

of 150,006

4,541
Decades
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  5,718
- 2000s
  
  of 10,561
  
  4,903
Genres
- International
  
  of 2,378
  
  1,578
- Opera & Vocal Music
  
  of 327
  
  189
- Pop
  
  of 13,662
  
  8,235

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1990s

1.1277

2000s

1.1740

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Yma Sumac is ranked overall as 1.5982 out of 4 stars

1.5982

Yma Sumac Album Rankings

Yma Sumac scores a combined 3.1545 out of 4 stars for Voice of the Xtabay

Voice of the Xtabay (3.1545)

Sumac's first and most popular release, and also one of her least hokey or pop-oriented. ...more

7.68

to

11.98

from (5) sources

Yma Sumac scores a combined 2.8957 out of 4 stars for Mambo

Mambo (2.8957)

Capitol got on top of two '50s fads at once by issuing an album of Sumac tackling mambo. ...more

7.03

to

11.13

from (5) sources

The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection by Yma Sumac

Yma Sumac scores a combined 1.7579 out of 4 stars for The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection

The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collection (1.7579)

The Ultimate Yma Sumac Collectionmay very well live up to its title; at the very least, it's likely the most comprehensive overview of her recordings yet assembled. ...more

6.49

to

10.99

from (5) sources

Yma Sumac scores a combined 0.2586 out of 4 stars for Legend of the Sun Virgin

Legend of the Sun Virgin (0.2586)

One of Sumac's most operatic and melodramatic outings, incantationally performed to approximate an Incan ritual. The cinematic string arrangements, though, are pure Hollywood. ...more

8.29

to

10.79

from (5) sources

Yma Sumac scores a combined 0.2584 out of 4 stars for Legend of the Jivaro

Legend of the Jivaro (0.2584)

According to the liner notes, Sumac and her composer-husband, Moises Vivanco, went into the headhunting territory of the Jivaros, tape recorder in hand, to accumulate source material for this album. ...more