2020 recap- the year of Guyanese dancehall music
Drew Thoven, Gully Ras and Kareem ‘C-kush’ Lewis
Drew Thoven, Gully Ras and Kareem ‘C-kush’ Lewis

It’s not a lie that we have had an eventful year in 2020, with learning to adapt to the “new normal” and co-existing with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However despite all the challenges and setbacks Guyana and the rest world watched on as new talents and artistes made their way to the big (mostly virtual) stages.
In the year 2020, we’ve seen artistes like ‘C Kush’, ‘Gully Ras’, Drew Thoven, Mafi and many others have been finding alternative ways during the pandemic to pivot and thrive.
The year has also seen some new faces on the block, one of those fresh faces is 20-year-old Quacey Welcome, better known as Jay Supreme, who describes himself as a versatile lyricist.
Welcome, who hails from New Amsterdam stated that he lives by the notion that he can do anything he puts his mind to by working hard. “I believe that hard work brings success making music and chasing my goals,” he said.

Drew Thoven, Gully Ras and Kareem ‘C-kush’ Lewis

Like many young artistes, Welcome started making music during his high school days during his days at the Berbice Educational Institute.
The young man told the Buzz that he would often come up with lyrics in his head during his spare time or whenever he was doing house chores.
Another new kid on the block was 22-year-old Burris Anthony Griffith commonly known as “Limyt”. Griffith, who hails from “Cow Dam” (Angoy’s Avenue) in Berbice, told the Buzz that there is no limit to his talent and determination.

Griffith started music at a young age, just as he entered secondary school with his fellow peers. “I started music since I was in Grade Seven [Form One] where I would have sing-offs in the streets and school for money …I always loved music, it never seems to come out of me. I try putting music behind but I always seem to put it first again,” he explained.
The young man, who admitted to being a little bit of a rebel in his school days, disclosed that his teachers and friends would always tell him the old Guyanese saying “you ain’t got no limit” whenever he would misbehave or say something out of line, giving him his stage name ‘Limyt’.

However the highlight of the year was with the works of popular music producer Drew Thoven, DJ turned artiste, Ceon LaRose better known as ‘Gully Ras’ and artiste Kareem “cKush” Lewis, who took the dancehall world by storm with their collaborations.
Drew Thoven in an earlier interview had said that though this time is one that has serious health concerns, he is not fazed by the current atmosphere of the country, but rather, he is stimulated by the challenge it poses to his creativity.
“My attitude to this pandemic is not a negative one, aside from the health factor. But the fact that you either ride the wave or get left behind, is exciting to me. It pushes me to be productive in a very unproductive environment, so this is a very thrilling time for me,” Drew told ‘The Buzz’.
During the pandemic, Thoven has produced a number of songs featuring Guyanese artistes which to this day are still trending and making waves for the Guyanese music industry.

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