Tarrus Riley - Tarrus Riley feat. Stonebwoy - G.Y.A.L.

What this video is

Released in May 2019, G.Y.A.L. (Girl You Are Loved) represents a landmark moment in Afro-Reggae cross-continental collaboration, pairing Jamaican reggae veteran Tarrus Riley with Ghanaian dancehall heavyweight Stonebwoy — the latter having just been named 'Favorite African Star' at the 2019 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards. The track and video arrived at the height of the global Afrobeats wave, when West African…

Why it matters

G.Y.A.L. is a primary document of the late-2010s Afro-Reggae fusion movement, wherein Jamaican and West African artists — sharing roots in African diaspora music traditions — began producing commercially intentional cross-genre collaborations. As the lead single from the BLEM EP, it signals the…

The director

Khalil 'TheTruth' Kinkade is a music video director active in the reggae and Afrobeats space, known for beach-location tropical productions. Confirmed credits include the Jah Cure and Mya video 'Only You' (2019), also shot in Jamaica. His work is…