Her first recording was "Ay Dominique," a "lament for Dominica as the country underwent political problems in the 1970s".
hɜː fˈɜːst ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ wʌz "ˈaɪ dəmɪnˈiːk," ˈeɪ "lɐmˈɛnt fɔːɹ dəmˈɪnɪkə æz ðə kˈʌntɹi ˌʌndɚwˈɛnt pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pɹˈɑːbləmz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z".