Soul Hustle 5-25-19 (Jamestina)

Tracy Jamestina Davies, known professionally as ​Jamestina​, is a Sierra Leonean-American singer, songwriter, and producer. Born and raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Jamestina found interest in playing the piano at the age of 6 and soon enrolled in piano lessons. By the age of 7, she began singing and performing at school recitals and talent shows.

Jamestina grew up singing in church and participated in various performing arts activities in school. By 2006, she emerged into songwriting. Jamestina soon broke out of her shell and performed at open mic nights in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD, karaoke nights at school, and local talent shows.

Jamestina attended Dr. Henry A. Wise High School where she enrolled in dance classes, sang in the school choir and was selected to sing in the school’s vocal ensemble group. During her college years, she was asked to sing at various campus events and functions.

In April 2017, Jamestina unsuccessfully auditioned for Season 13 of ​The Voice​ in Philadelphia, PA. Although she did not make it, she continued to preserve in music and began recording her original music. By the summer of 2017, she released B.L.A.C.K. In 2018, she found interest in music production after attending a networking event in D.C. for music producers. After seeing how very few female music producers were in the room she was inspired to start producing. In that same year, she bought all the equipment needed for a home studio so she could produce and record music in her room. She began producing ‘Trust Issues’ and soon released it in 2019.

Jamestina’s remains motivated by looking to her musical influences - Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce, Missy Elliott, Chaka Khan, and Tina Turner.