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Yma Sumac: Recital [Digipak]

1 CD / ESP-Disk / 2013-04-30

Tracks: Fuego Sobre Los Andes [Instrumental]; Ataypura (High Andes); Montana Mama (Mother Mountain); Amor Indio (Indian Love Song) [Instrumental]; Serenata India (Indian Serenade) [Instrumental]; Supay Taki ...
Artists: Yma Sumac

With the release of Voice of the Xtabay in 1950, people all over the world were astounded by one of the most unusual voices to...continue...
Editor: Stephen Holtje.

Recorded in Romania in 1961, this live album captures the three-octave splendor and exotic stylings of the legendary Yma Sumac. Here she covers folk tunes of her native ...continue...

Enoch Light/Enoch Light & the Light Brigade: Provocative Percussion, Vols. 3 & 4 *

1 CD / Sepia Records / 2013-03-12

Tracks: Easy to Love; April in Portugal; Continental, The; Pagan Love Song; Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive; Relicario, El; Far Away Places; Let's Do It; Theme from Exodus; Adios Muchachos; Provocative Percuss...
Artists: Enoch Light/Enoch Light & the Light Brigade

Audio Remasterer: Robin Cherry.

Stereo sound innovator and early godfather of the lounge music revolution, Enoch Light's Persuasive Percussion albums set the tone for an entire era of sophistic...continue...

Arthur Lyman: On Broadway [EP]

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

With the fertile songbook of The Great White Way to guide him, Arthur Lyman and crew salute the American stage. On Broadway (1959) mixes the bandleader's distinct brand of jazzy instrumental exotica w...continue...

Arthur Lyman: Llikai

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

Fans of Arthur Lyman (marimba/vibraphone/guitar) can hear a distinct shift in his sound, beginning in earnest with Llikai (1967). Among the changes behind the scenes were the replacement of Arthur Lym...continue...

Arthur Lyman: Isle of Enchantment

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

By the time of Arthur Lyman's Isle of Enchantment (1964), the multi-faceted musician/arranger/instrumentalist was a staple -- if not an outright tourist destination -- in and around the Hawaii tiki ci...continue...

Arthur Lyman: Latitude 20

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

In keeping with his previous efforts, Latitude 20 (1967) affords Arthur Lyman (vibraphone/marimba/vocals) a chance to try out a couple of concurrently popular songs from the stage, screen, and charts ...continue...

Arthur Lyman: Polynesia

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

The mid-'60s were a productive era for the Hawaiian-based Arthur Lyman (vibes/marimba/guitar). Flanked by Harold Chang (percussion), John Kramer (bass/bamboo flute) and Alan Soares (piano/celeste), th...continue...

Arthur Lyman: Blowin' in the Wind

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

Exotica renaissance man Arthur Lyman (vibraphone/marimba/bandleader) leads Alan Soares (piano), John Kramer (bass/guitar/flute), and Harold Chang (percussion) through updates of a dozen popular titles...continue...

Arthur Lyman: Cotton Fields

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

Arthur Lyman's unique blend of tiki and jungle-inspired instrumental exotica takes a rural detour on Cotton Fields (1963). One might not visually connect the incongruous cover art imagery -- of a fier...continue...

Arthur Lyman: Call of the Midnight Sun

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

Arthur Lyman: Love for Sale

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

This Arthur Lyman LP has been issued under two distinctly different names. Initially titled I Wish You Love (1963), after the surprise success of the Cole Porter ballad "Love for Sale" -- which took t...continue...

Arthur Lyman: The Colorful Percussions of Arthur Lyman

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

Although the album's generic title -- The Colorful Percussions of Arthur Lyman (1962) could have applied to most any entry in the artist's sizable discography, this particular dozen-song platter prese...continue...

Arthur Lyman: At The Port of Los Angeles

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

Arthur Lyman's At the Port of Los Angeles (1967) was a clever repackaging of 11 previously available selections from eight different long players -- all of which are thematically centered on the topic...continue...

Arthur Lyman: Lyman '66

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

Arthur Lyman (vibraphone) continued to be a main attraction at the Hilton Hawaiian Village -- a complex crafted by American industrialist, ship magnate and music lover Henry J. Kaiser. In fact -- acco...continue...

Arthur Lyman: Aphrodisia

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

By the mid- to late '60s, Arthur Lyman (vibraphone/marimba) had carved himself a comfortable musical niche that typically yielded several new long-players a year. Each inevitably contained a mixture o...continue...

Arthur Lyman: Many Moods of Arthur Lyman

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

Exotica instrumentalist extraordinaire Arthur Lyman (vibraphone/marimba) is joined by John Kramer (bass/flute/guitar), Alan Soares (keyboards), and Harold Chang (percussion) for this package filled wi...continue...

Arthur Lyman: Taboo 2: New Exotic Sounds of Arthur Lyman

CD / Essential Media / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

Producer: Richard Vaughn.

Reissue producer: Anton Glovsky.

This stands up to any Martin Denny album as an example of exotica in full flight, decorated with lots of bird noises and soft v...continue...

Arthur Lyman: Taboo: The Exotic Sounds of Arthur Lyman

CD / Essential Media / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

Personnel: Arthur Lyman (vibraphone, marimba, percussion, bird calls); Ethel Azama (vocals); John Kramer (guitar, ukulele, flute, clarinet, bass, percussion, bird calls); Alan Soares (guitar, piano, c...continue...

Arthur Lyman: Hawaiian Sunset: The Sounds of Arthur Lyman

CD / Essential Media / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

Arthur Lyman: Leis of Jazz: The Jazz Sounds of Arthur Lyman

CD / Essential Media / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

Arthur Lyman: Hawaiian Sunset, Vol. 2

CD / Essential Media / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

Arthur Lyman: Authentic Hawaiian Favorites

CD / Essential Media / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

Arthur Lyman: Bahia

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

As the outer LP jacket proudly proclaims, "The Exotic Sounds of Arthur Lyman" are back once again for another dozen tiki-inspired tunes on Bahia (1959). Just like he had done on his influential breakt...continue...

Arthur Lyman: Bwana A: More Exotic Sounds of Arthur Lyman

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

This is the long-playing follow-up to the multi-million selling platter Taboo (1957) featuring the seminal Arthur Lyman (vibes/marimba/guitar) ensemble with Ethel Azama (vocals), Paul Conrad (piano), ...continue...

Arthur Lyman: The Shadow of Your Smile

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Arthur Lyman

Exotica percussionist Arthur Lyman (vibraphone/marimba) sticks to his successful combination of modern pop, folk, and show tunes on The Shadow of Your Smile (1966). He was well into his decades-long s...continue...