Rayi, formerly Tiny Pinie: a Trinidad artist who won't pick one genre
Published · Creators & Talent
Rayi is a singer, songwriter and performer from Trinidad and Tobago. From 2023 through 2025 the music came out under the name Tiny Pinie. In 2026 it started coming out as Rayi. The artist sums up the change in eight words on the about page: "Tiny Pinie was the explosion. Rayi is the direction." The old name isn't buried. It sits right next to the new one, and the whole catalogue under both names is collected on Rayi's website.
At a glance
- Who they are: Rayi, a Caribbean multi-genre artist, songwriter, singer and performer, formerly known as Tiny Pinie.
- What they sell: Live performances, feature verses, songwriting and topline work, hosting and appearances, virtual performances, and meet and greets.
- Where: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Songwriting can happen remotely, and virtual sets stream to any event or platform.
- Who it's for: Promoters and event organisers, producers and artists who need a guest vocal or a writer, brands booking an appearance, and anyone who follows soca, dancehall and Caribbean fusion.
- Website: Rayi's website
One voice across a lot of genres
Rayi's CloserAccess listing doesn't try to squeeze the music into one box. It names soca, dancehall, calypso, reggae, jazz, pop, afro fusion, zess, R&B and alternative rock fusion, then explains why that list hangs together: "The through-line is not the genre. It is the voice."
The catalogue backs that up. There are seventeen releases since 2023. Thirteen came out as Tiny Pinie between 2023 and 2025, and four have come out as Rayi in 2026.
The Tiny Pinie singles linked from Rayi's page include:
- Dame Lorraine, Robber and Head Game
- Tun Tun and Bubble
- No Rules, Drip Drop and Wish You Well
- Go Easy, Harmonies and Tek Back Mi Life
The Rayi releases are Xclusive, Mhmm, Rayeye and Sweet Steam, a song with Victory billed as "Victory x Rayi." There's also Big Lime, a Cowboi single with a feature from Pine.
From Tiny Pinie to Rayi
A lot of artists who change names quietly delete the old one. Rayi went the other way. The about page puts it in first person: "I expressed who I was as Tiny Pinie. Now, as Rayi, I am becoming who I am meant to be."
That's why the links page reads like a timeline. The newest Rayi songs sit at the top, followed by the Tiny Pinie singles, each with its own streaming link. Further down are videos for Harmonies, Go Easy, Wish You Well and Tek Back Mi Life, plus the official video for Sweet Steam. The about page closes on a line that fits the whole project: "From Trinidad, for everywhere."
If you'd rather stream than scroll, Rayi has artist pages on Apple Music, YouTube Music and Deezer, and a YouTube channel at @rayitinypine. Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat are linked from the same page.
Built for a crowd
The listing describes Rayi's live show as dance-driven and emotionally direct. It also lists where Rayi has performed: the Caribbean Premier League, plus fetes and live events across Trinidad and Tobago. There's a video of the CPL performance on the links page, so a promoter can see what a set looks like before asking about dates.
Rayi has had some press too. Unorthodox Reviews wrote about Sweet Steam and about Wish You Well, and Bong Mines Entertainment covered Wish You Well. There's also an appearance on the Rude Talk podcast. All of it is linked in one place on Rayi's links page, next to a full press kit.
What you can book
Every service on the site starts with a request rather than a fixed price. You send the date, the room and what you need, and the quote follows. The listing puts it this way: "Every request arrives with the date and the room already answered."
- Live Performance: "A full dance-driven set, built for the room it is in."
- Feature Verse: a verse or guest vocal on your track.
- Songwriting / Topline: writing and topline, remote or in the room.
- Appearance / Hosting: hosting, red carpet work and brand appearances.
- Virtual Performance: a streamed set for your event or platform.
- Meet & Greet: an add-on to a booked performance.
The songwriting and feature work is worth a look if you're a producer outside the Caribbean. Toplines can be written remotely, and a guest vocal from an artist who already moves between soca, R&B and alternative rock gives a track some range. For event organisers, the virtual performance option means distance isn't a deal-breaker.
Booking Rayi
Start with Rayi's booking page, which lists all six services, each booked by request. To hear the music first, the links page has every release from both eras. You can also find Rayi in the CloserAccess directory at Rayi on CloserAccess.