"The Virgin of the Sun God"

If you ever wonder how Celestial beings like Gandharvas or Apsaras would sing, you will now have the opportunity to know it. Born in Cajamarca, Peru, Yma Sumac’s voice, will take you to a closer encounter with that sublime realm... In the clip below is a fascinate presentation by "The great Peruvian soprano/mezzo/alto/tenor, as she appeared in "Secret of the Incas," a 1954 film set largely at Macchu Picchu in Peru. She may be lip-syncing, but she recorded the original track and her voice is incredible. She's singing the first cut from her first album, "Voice of the Xtabay"

Here, Yma Sumac singing Inty" (Virgin of the Sun God):




This is another version in B & W:




In the clip below, is yet another fascinating presentation by Yma Sumac "at the second cut on her first album "Voice of the Xtabay" near Macchu Picchu at the conclusion of the 1954 movie "Secret of the Incas." Notice Charleton Heston's brief appearance; his wardrobe was the inspiration for Indiana Jones forty years later! This film has never been released on VHS or DVD":

Yma Sumac sings "Ataypura" (High Andes:





Yma Sumac’s Biography