Tennyson King is excited to release his first Chinese single to the world. Re-discovering his roots as a Chinese-Canadian musician has been a long and rewarding journey. Embracing his heritage has been an important process for his evolution, not only as an artist but in finding belonging as a member of the Asian community. Tennyson believes that with the current issues relating to discrimination towards Asian ethnicities, it is important for him to represent his Chinese culture the way he knows best, through the language of music.
生命的进度, pronounced Sheng Ming De Jin Du, came out today, May 27. The song was originally written in English by Tennyson during his drive through the Australian Outback, a two week road trip in his ‘91 Toyota Hiace camper van sleeping under the stars and playing concerts. Inspired by experiencing the openness and vastness of the scenery without any encounter with other humans, the song touches on embracing the unknown. Tennyson worked with Hover Chan, founding member of China’s premiere Indie Rock band Golden Cage, to translate and recreate this song with Chinese lyrics, sung in Mandarin. Tennyson is honoured to now share this song’s special message more intimately with the Chinese community around the world.
Sheng Ming De Jin Du can be heard HERE.
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Who is Tennyson King?
The international touring act, Tennyson King, is rapidly gathering fans all over the world.
Born in Hong Kong, raised in Canada, this nomadic musician brings a jovial personality to
the stage. He captures audiences – first with his reverberant, edgy sound and then with his
humorous stories of life-on-the-road. He often appears solo in great halls to small intimate
theatres stunning the crowd with stories of adventure and travels while strumming
electrifying guitar sounds paired with silky vocal lines. Bring in the band on the big festival
stage and they create a huge sound surely to get everyone moving. Folk rock infused with
earthy roots and pop subtly laced in psychedelic ear candy.
Having performed with such notable acts as Paul Dempsey, Paul Woseen, Yirrmal, Geoff
Achison, Clare Bowditch, Bashar Murad, Basia Bulat, The Jerry Cans, Whitehorse, Sloan,
Elliot Broode, and Blackie & The Rodeo Kings, Tennyson is accustomed to bringing the
‘wow’ factor to stages around the globe.
Playing hundreds of shows all across Australia over multiple tours, having great success
with his tours across Hong Kong and Mainland China, and a host of sold-out shows on his
tour to Brasil, this Canadian artist is growing in popularity, not only in his home country, but
worldwide. He has been invited to perform at festivals such as Shambala In Your Heart
(Thailand), Bendigo Blues & Roots Festival (Australia), Beaches Jazz Festival (Canada),
Island Folk Festival (Canada) to name a few.
Tennyson’s latest EP release Coast saw his first commercial radio airplay with The Wolfe
and Bob FM. The album also has great success with college, community and CBC radio. His
music been featured on CP24, CTV, CHCH, BalconyTV, Triple J radio (Australia), StadsFM
(Netherlands), Billboard Brasil, and KKbox (China).
In 2018, Tennyson was invited to participate with a few of China’s top musicians at an artist
residency in Aranya, Beidaihe in China. He has been nominated for Vocalist of the Year with
the Mississauga Arts Council and is also an Ontario Arts Council grant recipient for his up
coming full-length album.
In February 2020, Tennyson was selected along with nine other professional musicians in
Canada to participate in the Passport Music Summit organized by Canada’s Music Incubator.
This allowed him to personally connect with booking agents and industry professionals in
America and Europe, leading to opportunities that will further connect his music to
international fan’s.
If you’re looking for the place where your soul can be wild and your heavy-heart assuaged,
follow the sound of Tennyson’s crisp, round voice, as he plucks an electric chord and
hammers out a beat on the kick-drum. Tennyson is a true folk rock nomad.
