Yma Sumac – Gopher Mambo – 1954 [DES STEREO]

“Gopher Mambo“ was recorded by Yma Sumac at Capitol Records Studio on August 20, 1954. It was released on her 1954 Capitol album: "Mambo!" in mono. Enjoy my DES [Digitally Extracted STEREO] conversion of this great mid-50’s cool and classy Afro-Cuban exotica. “Mambo!” is the 5th studio album by Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac. It was released in 1954 by Capitol Records. Most of the tracks were composed by her husband Moisés Vivanco with the assistance of Billy May. The original 10" edition had 8 tracks. For the 1955 12” LP edition, "Goomba Boomba", "Cha Cha Gitano" and "Carnavalito Boliviano" were added. Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo (born Zoila Emperatriz Chávarri Castillo; September 13, 1922 – November 1, 2008), known as Yma Sumac was a Peruvian-born vocalist, composer, producer, actress and model. "Ima sumaq" means "how beautiful" in Quechua. She has also been called Queen of Exotica and is considered a pioneer of World Music. She won a Guinness World Record for the Greatest Vocal Range [5 octaves] in 1956. Her debut album, “Voice of the Xtabay” (1950), peaked at on the Billboard 200, and its single, "Virgin of the Sun God (Taita Inty)", reached on the UK Singles Chart. It sold a million copies worldwide, becoming an international success. Her subsequent albums: “Legend of the Sun Virgin” (1952), “Fuego del Ande” (1959) and “Mambo!” (1954), were all great successes. Credits: Composed By – Moises Vivanco Conductor, Arranger– Billy May...