LET IT SHINE

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DAVÓNE TINES & THE TRUTH’s “LET IT SHINE” is the first song from their upcoming piece ROBESOИ, about the life and music of the singer, actor, and activist Paul Robeson. Tines has been heralded as a “singer of immense power and fervor” and one of "the most powerful voices of our time” by the Los Angeles Times and an “immensely gifted American bass-baritone [who] has won acclaim, and advanced the field of classical music" by the New York Times.

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DAVÓNE TINES & THE TRUTH’s “LET IT SHINE,” the first song from their new work ROBESOИ, was released on May 6, 2024, on Nonesuch Records. In ROBESOИ, which premieres June 27 (preview June 26) at New York City’s Little Island, Davóne Tines grapples with the legacy of a hero. Exploding the musical repertoire of Paul Robeson, Tines and his band THE TRUTH take us on a trip from the stage of Carnegie Hall to the floor of a Moscow hotel room, in an attempt to understand an icon not through aspiring to his monumentality, but through connecting to his vulnerability. The members of THE TRUTH are pianist John Bitoy and sound artist Khari Lucas. Zack Winokur, who co-created the show with Tines, directs the production at Little Island. Details of the forthcoming ROBESOИ album, Tines’ solo recording debut, will be announced soon.

Tines says of “LET IT SHINE”: “WHAT PART OF YOURSELF DO YOU NEED TO UNCOVER? The idea for this track was born in my head months into the pandemic while on my morning walk. The newly crisp air and sunlight made me exhale in a way that sparked a peace that past months had eclipsed. I kept imagining the flame of a candle expanding until it overtook the world and pervaded the universe, or a boulder unblocking a great light. Rocking out in my head to the ever-building fractal-like layers probably had me looking pretty crazy and as I head-banged down the street in rural North Carolina. I couldn’t contain the joy and excitement of knowing happiness was still possible and I want others to feel the same.”

Heralded as a “singer of immense power and fervor” and “[one] of the most powerful voices of our time” (Los Angeles Times), the “immensely gifted American bass-baritone Davóne Tines has won acclaim, and advanced the field of classical music.” (New York Times) This “next generation leader (Time) is a path-breaking artist at the intersection of many histories, cultures, and aesthetics, his work blends opera, spirituals, gospel, and anthems, as a means to tell a deeply personal story of perseverance and human connection.

Tines is currently performing in John Adams’ oratorio El Niño at the Metropolitan Opera, for which the New York Times praised his “singing with warm, auburn shades and a beguiling elasticity” and the Wall Street Journal noted he “supplied male ferocity [as] God in ‘Shake the Heavens’ ... and a raging, venomous Herod.” Tines also is featured on the new Nonesuch recording of Adams’ opera Girls of the Golden West, released in April 2024. He was nominated for a GRAMMY Award for the 2022 recording of Anthony Davis’ X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, in which he sang the title role.

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PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Davóne Tines, Khari Lucas, John Bitoy, Al Carlson, and Ian Askew
Recorded July 2023–April 2024 at Gary’s Electric Studio in New York, NY
Engineered by Al Carlson and Chuck Alkazian
Edited by Al Carlson and Davóne Tines
Mixed by Al Carlson and Davóne Tines at Gary’s Electric Studio B in New York, NY
Mastered by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound in Edgewater, NJ

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DAVÓNE TINES & THE TRUTH:
Davóne Tines, vocals
John Bitoy, piano, synthesizer
Al Carlson, saxophone

Choir: Rebecca Hargrove, Hortensia Gooding, Olanna Goudeau, soprano; Michelle Trinidad, Jeanette Blakeney, alto; Justin E. Bell, Taiwan L. Norris, tenor; Joe Chappel, Markel Reed, bass
Malcolm Jay Merriweather, conductor

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  • DAVÓNE TINES & THE TRUTH’s new work ROBESON, which premiered this summer at NYC’s Little Island, is out now. In ROBESON, Tines’ solo recording debut, the musician grapples with the legacy of a hero. Exploding the musical repertoire of Paul Robeson, Tines and his band the Truth—pianist John Bitoy and sound artist Khari Lucas—take listeners on a trip from the stage of Carnegie Hall to the floor of a Moscow hotel room in an attempt to understand an icon not through aspiring to his monumentality, but through connecting to his vulnerability. Davóne Tines & The Truth will perform from ROBESON in LA, Chicago, Brussels, and London in the weeks and months ahead.

  • DAVÓNE TINES & THE TRUTH’s new work ROBESON, which premiered this summer at NYC’s Little Island, is out now. In ROBESON, Tines’ solo recording debut, the musician grapples with the legacy of a hero. Exploding the musical repertoire of Paul Robeson, Tines and his band the Truth—pianist John Bitoy and sound artist Khari Lucas—take listeners on a trip from the stage of Carnegie Hall to the floor of a Moscow hotel room in an attempt to understand an icon not through aspiring to his monumentality, but through connecting to his vulnerability. Davóne Tines & The Truth will perform from ROBESON in LA, Chicago, Brussels, and London in the weeks and months ahead.

  • About This Album

    DAVÓNE TINES & THE TRUTH’s “LET IT SHINE,” the first song from their new work ROBESOИ, was released on May 6, 2024, on Nonesuch Records. In ROBESOИ, which premieres June 27 (preview June 26) at New York City’s Little Island, Davóne Tines grapples with the legacy of a hero. Exploding the musical repertoire of Paul Robeson, Tines and his band THE TRUTH take us on a trip from the stage of Carnegie Hall to the floor of a Moscow hotel room, in an attempt to understand an icon not through aspiring to his monumentality, but through connecting to his vulnerability. The members of THE TRUTH are pianist John Bitoy and sound artist Khari Lucas. Zack Winokur, who co-created the show with Tines, directs the production at Little Island. Details of the forthcoming ROBESOИ album, Tines’ solo recording debut, will be announced soon.

    Tines says of “LET IT SHINE”: “WHAT PART OF YOURSELF DO YOU NEED TO UNCOVER? The idea for this track was born in my head months into the pandemic while on my morning walk. The newly crisp air and sunlight made me exhale in a way that sparked a peace that past months had eclipsed. I kept imagining the flame of a candle expanding until it overtook the world and pervaded the universe, or a boulder unblocking a great light. Rocking out in my head to the ever-building fractal-like layers probably had me looking pretty crazy and as I head-banged down the street in rural North Carolina. I couldn’t contain the joy and excitement of knowing happiness was still possible and I want others to feel the same.”

    Heralded as a “singer of immense power and fervor” and “[one] of the most powerful voices of our time” (Los Angeles Times), the “immensely gifted American bass-baritone Davóne Tines has won acclaim, and advanced the field of classical music.” (New York Times) This “next generation leader (Time) is a path-breaking artist at the intersection of many histories, cultures, and aesthetics, his work blends opera, spirituals, gospel, and anthems, as a means to tell a deeply personal story of perseverance and human connection.

    Tines is currently performing in John Adams’ oratorio El Niño at the Metropolitan Opera, for which the New York Times praised his “singing with warm, auburn shades and a beguiling elasticity” and the Wall Street Journal noted he “supplied male ferocity [as] God in ‘Shake the Heavens’ ... and a raging, venomous Herod.” Tines also is featured on the new Nonesuch recording of Adams’ opera Girls of the Golden West, released in April 2024. He was nominated for a GRAMMY Award for the 2022 recording of Anthony Davis’ X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, in which he sang the title role.

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    DAVÓNE TINES & THE TRUTH:
    Davóne Tines, vocals
    John Bitoy, piano, synthesizer
    Al Carlson, saxophone

    Choir: Rebecca Hargrove, Hortensia Gooding, Olanna Goudeau, soprano; Michelle Trinidad, Jeanette Blakeney, alto; Justin E. Bell, Taiwan L. Norris, tenor; Joe Chappel, Markel Reed, bass
    Malcolm Jay Merriweather, conductor

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced by Davóne Tines, Khari Lucas, John Bitoy, Al Carlson, and Ian Askew
    Recorded July 2023–April 2024 at Gary’s Electric Studio in New York, NY
    Engineered by Al Carlson and Chuck Alkazian
    Edited by Al Carlson and Davóne Tines
    Mixed by Al Carlson and Davóne Tines at Gary’s Electric Studio B in New York, NY
    Mastered by Joe LaPorta at Sterling Sound in Edgewater, NJ