There are vague similarities between the two but it is a largely unfair comparison that fails to convey what Dingding’s music is about whilst simultaneously setting her up for a fall.īoth singers possess inimitable vocal styles but they are distinct from each other and though both subvert the conventional parts of their music with new electronic sounds Dingding is far less experimental and pioneering than the Icelandic songstress. Well, first off, I’d discourage you from listening to what the journalist’s have to say Dingding is not, as they seem keen to suggest, a ‘Chinese Bjork’.
All this on the strength of one album, so what’s all the fuss all about? Though she is far from a household name Sa Dingding did achieve enough success in the UK to have her second album stocked in my local HMV, not a store renowned for its leftfield musical choices. From what I can gather it was successful in her native China and her victory at the BBC world music awards led to media coverage in the UK, performances at WOMAD and the Royal Albert Hall (a date at Glastonbury was derailed by Dingding’s refusal to go against China’s stance on Tibet). Alive was Dingding’s debut, aside from an early dance album, and it made a big splash all around the world. I often review music with lyrics not in the English language but this is the first time I’ve reviewed an album that really fits the genre of world music.
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