Artist.......: Yma Sumac Album........: The Sun Virgin Label........: Sanctuary Records/Living Era Genre........: Easy Listening Catnr........: CD AJA 5609 source.......: CDDA rip.date.....: Jan-25-2007 str.date.....: Mar-07-2006 quality......: VBR/44,1Hz/Joint-Stereo Url..........: www.yma-sumac.com track title time 01. Taita Inty 03:07 02. Xtabay 03:19 03. Monos 02:40 04. Wayra 03:01 05. Tumpa 03:20 06. Choladas 02:34 07. Amor Indio 02:18 08. A Ti Solita Te Queiro 02:23 09. Karike Taki 03:05 10. Witalla 02:24 11. Zana 02:04 12. Kuyaway 02:46 13. Suray Surita 03:19 14. Mamallay 03:00 15. Cumbe Maita 03:10 16. Incacho 03:12 17. Chuncho 03:42 18. Llulla Mak'ta 02:29 19. Malaya 03:29 20. Ripui 03:03 21. Bo Mambo 03:23 22. Taki Raki 01:53 23. Gopher Mambo 02:18 24. Chicken Talk 03:07 25. Jungla 02:25 26. Babula 02:52 27. Wimoweh 02:38 Runtime 77:01 min Size 63,5 MB Release Notes: Review by Sean Westergaard There were already a couple fine Yma Sumac collections on the market when The Sun Virgin appeared in 2006. 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 goes to the head of the class. 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.