Shaneil Muir Proves She’s Dancehall’s ‘Top Gyal’ At Reggae Sumgfest 2022
Montego Bay native Shaneil Muir proved that she was truly Dancehall’s Top Gyal, in front of her home crowd on Concert Night II of Reggae Sumfest 2022, in an impeccable, classy performance, which while it had some suggestive lyrics, was devoid of gimmicks, props, crassness or crudeness.
Starting off with a slew of cultural songs, Shaneil made sure to point out to the audience as a matter of course that she was there to perform like a pro and not go low.
“Mi waan talk to MoBay and ask yuh suppm now. A how much female artiste oonu si can come pon a stage and bless oonu wid some songs, without sing bout right yah suh first?” the fully-clad artist asked, patting her groin repeatedly to emphasize her point.
But it was her intro to each of her songs, which is critical to capturing and holding the attention of their audience, and her delivery—in which she engagingly spoke to, and not at the patrons—which demonstrated that the Top Gyal had stamped her authority as a real Dancehall stage performer, who was destined for greatness.
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Shaneil was a picture of confidence. Large and in charge, in front of her delighted home crowd, she put on a debut performance that will no doubt be talked about for a very long time.
Upon shedding her white robe to reveal her black, skintight outfit embellished with diamond studs, she reiterated the need for Dancehall fans to support positive music, she had some words of admonition for the audience, particularly her St. James compatriots.
“Yuh si di next time mi sing a cultural song an oonu don’t support it and talk bout woman love sing bout dem front, oonu gwine hear how mi deal wid oonu,” she warned, before belting out the lyrics to 3D .
Shaneil also sought to clarify some of her lyrics in her song Hype and Boasy , which had ruffled some feathers, after people thought she was discriminating against poorer Jamaicans.
“Listen to mi now. Yuh si when mi seh ‘if yuh bed don’t gat no beadhead yuh a sleep pan table’, mi naw talk bout di poor people dem wha nuh have it. Mi a talk bout di gyal dem weh maggle inna 40 inch everyweh dem guh, teck dem money mind man and naw mind dem pickney,” she said.
Shaneil who also revealed that she had high academic credentials, with eight CSEC subjects including some distinctions, also reaffirmed that she had no desire to have her body altered as she was confident in her natural beauty, and that her butt, breasts and teeth were real, before launching into her song Naturally.
“Yuh si yah suh it real, yuh si yah suh it real,” she said touching her posterior, then her bosom. “Yuh si dem yah inna mi mouth, dem real.”
“Years from dis, faada can play did fi dem daughter – no man can teck dem fi nuh eediat. Mi waan hear dem sing it. Mi guh St Vincent and hear dem sing it like a dem write it. Mi guh everyweh inna di worl weh yuh can tink of right now, and dem sing mi song caw dem support mi. Mobay haffi support mi tonight. A yah suh mi grow, a yah suh mi ting come from…,” she declared as she segued into her breakout hit Yamabella.
On Sunday, following her performance, the star took to her Instagram page where she expressed her thanks for the support.
“I want to publicly show my gratitude to Mr. Joe Bogdanovich, Skatta Burrell #Bub and the whole Reggae Sumfest production and crew that made this possible and thank you for considering me, I truly appreciate every moment,” she noted.
“THANK YOU TO THE BAND MEMBERS OF WARRIOR LOVE! You guys killed it! Thanks to the amazing vocalists 🙏🏾♥️ Thank you ladies 💕Thank you to MY TEAM and especially glam team! Thanks to everyone who showed love and continue to support me. God is Good! I feel blessed 🙏🏾 to Him I give all the praises 🙏🏾,” she added.
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