Guyanese R&B artiste mixes it up with new single

In his new hit song ‘Luv’, R&B artist Anthony Baynes better known as “Thoni”, has merged his soulful rhythm and blues sound with the upbeat sounds of dancehall to create a new wave.
Sharing the details of his new project, Baynes said, “All the years I have been doing R&B music and stuff and this year I wanted to try something new, so with this last song I mixed R&B with a dancehall vibe so that it would capture the attention of Guyanese,” he said.
He stated that he wanted to create a sound and song that would garner the attention of what listeners and music lovers are accustomed to, without stripping himself of his originality and unique sound that make him an R&B artiste.
“Because we usually listen to more dancehall and soca music… I was trying to mix it together to bring about this new sound that I’m now experimenting with,” he said.
He disclosed to the Buzz that he is working on several projects so listeners and his supporters can look forward to new music and even more surprising new sounds coming from him throughout the year 2021.

Baynes grew up in the church where he was first introduced to music playing the drums.
“I first got into music at the age of 12 growing up in church I use to play the drums and then going to school I played steel pan for six years participating in school competitions. After I left school I just began writing and singing songs,” the young artiste told this week’s Buzz.
The young man, who writes and produce all his music right from the comfort of his bedroom, released his first song in 2018.
“I decided to actually record myself and put out my first song which is called ‘Make it rain’ on YouTube and then after releasing the song a lot of people started to gravitate towards it,” Baynes said adding:

“When I first started doing music I couldn’t afford to go to a professional studio so what I did and what I still is watch a lot of YouTube videos and I learned how to record and produce right in the comfort of my home,” he said.
However, while Baynes has garnered a lot of support and has been releasing music consistently there are still some challenges he faces as a new artiste, especially one who is moving away from the traditional soca and dancehall music that many Guyanese are accustomed to.
“It has been a very challenging experience because you realise how hard it is to get people to support your music as a Guyanese artistes especially if the artiste is not doing soca or dancehall,” he said. “It’s hard to get radio plays, it’s hard to get views and with the music industry Guyanese artiste doesn’t really make any money.”