One is reminded of the Trinidadian reggae artist Queen Omega who teamed up with Manudigital in 2017 to record the instructive Don’t Call Me Local, in which she laments being sidelined as a ‘local’ artist when performing at music festivals around the world. Often, an artist regarded as a one-hit wonder may well be a superstar in the country of his or her birth, which makes it rather galling to then be dismissed as a flash in the pan. ![]() It’s doubly deflating when the artist descends from a music tradition that isn’t confined to Europe or the US, only to fizzle away as vanilla tastes continue to dominate. Much excitement abounds as they capture the zeitgeist for all of five seconds, only to flounder at any attempt to replicate success. A new artist breaks onto the scene with a fresh and innovative sound. ![]() ![]() One-hit wonders are disappointing occurrences.
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