Tag: World Music
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Buena Vista Social Club ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ (1997)
There’s been a ton of digital ink spilled about the landmark 1997 album from Buena Vista Social Club (especially recently since a musical themed version of the album just hit Broadway this year), but a brief history lesson is certainly helpful here. This album a living time capsule of Cuba’s rich musical past brought to…
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Yma Sumac ‘Voice Of The Xtaby’ (1950)
Yma Sumac was a Peruvian soprano with an astonishing five-octave vocal range, and in the early 1950’s she was nothing short of a phenomenon– she reshaped the landscape of world music in the mid-20th century, bringing her talent to the masses, and her debut album Voice of the Xtabay sold over a million records in…
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