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Chronicle Pepperpot May 31, 2015
Guyanese songbird ‘Shelly G’ - ‘That unique Guyanese sound’ keeps coming continuously
H By Alex Wayne
OT, tantalizing, sexy, electrifying, dynamic, explosive, and numerous other words can be used to describe the stage performance of this young and oh-so-talented Guyanese-born-and-bred singer, songwriter and dancer Shelon Garraway, more popularly known as ‘Shelly G’. Shelly aspires to become a successful singer and songwriter, and that is what actually fuels her driving ambition,
although most of those who have been fortunate to see her in action think she has ‘already arrived’. Shelly has been singing since the age of six, but in church and in her school dorms. She eventually auditioned on a talent exclusive show, and earned herself a lead recording roll at Dynamix Recording Studios. She does it all, being versatile in everything, including Soca, Dancehall, Reggae, Chutney, R&B and Soul. To get a taste of her ‘intoxicating flava’, just check the music on her albums, available at http://www.shellygonline.com. Recording music over the past ten years had been an excit-
‘Shelly G’ is full of rich, intoxicating ‘Guyanese flava’
‘Shelly G’ is a saucy songbird who will definitely take Guyana places
Hot and captivating are words that can best be used to describe this local songbird
ing journey for Shelly G, who has already tabled hits with the likes of international entertainer ‘Luciano’, Guyana’s reggae ambassadors ‘First Born’, the talented ‘Fojo’, and top-notch icons like ‘Jah Cure’, Rudy Corbin, JB, and Chutney sensation ‘De Hitman’ of Trinidad. She has also recorded a mixed tape, dubbed ‘My Name Is’, with twenty-one songs as she tries to take her music to a higher level by integrating Hip Hop and R&B with a rich West Indian Soca and Dancehall groove. She has also been the opening act for lots of international artists on tour to Guyana, among whom have been ‘Akon’, ‘Beenie man’, Jah Cure, Beres Hammond, Maxi Priest, Soca Queen Allison Hinds, and Dancehall Queen ‘Lady Saw’. She has, moreover, collaborated with R&B Sensation ‘Ashanti’, just to name a few. In 2005, she was first runner-up in the Guyana Carib Soca Monarch, and she went on to win the Carib Soca Monarch title in February of 2009 and become the only woman to ever win that league. Shelly has exhausted the possibilities for herself in Guyana, and now wants to go mainstream by fusing the Caribbean vibes with the American Hip-Hop and R&B mixes. This ambition gave birth to her mixed tape entitled ‘My Name Is Shelly G’, which showcases her new style on 21 tracks. Check it out in digital stores worldwide. Music is the blood that runs through her veins, and she practically lives in the studio, having recorded in London, Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana, courtesy of Vizion Sounds, Platinum 101 Trinidad, Dynamix Music, and Stadic Production. Her Soca Monarch entry for the 2014 competition ‘Party Animal’ (Wuk It) was recorded in Trinidad by Stadic Productions, and was awarded Best Groovy Soca by the Hits & Jams Boom 94.1 Radio Station in Guyana for Mashramani 2014. Look out for Shelly G’s live performances at venues near you, and come out and support this electrifying song diva. Shelly’s music is available on her website www.shellygonline.com For further updates, checkout her website: www. shellygonline.com, www.facebook.com/shellygonline, www.facebook.com/shelongarraway or follow her on twitter and Instagram @shellygonline.