Nigy Boy performs in Guyana
Picture credit score: Chris Crooks
What was deliberate as an evening of music and pleasure on the Outdated Broom All White occasion on the Port Mourant Neighborhood Centre Floor in Guyana, became a second of shared grief, as Jamaican dancehall artist Nigy Boy paused his efficiency to pay tribute to 11-year-old Adrianna Younge, whose tragic dying days earlier had rocked the oil-rich Caribbean nation.
Nigy Boy, who traveled to Guyana over the weekend for the occasion, discovered himself swept up into the emotional present surrounding the younger lady’s premature dying, Nigy’s supervisor, Chris “Dr Love” Crooks, informed Caribbean Life on Tuesday.
“Nigy was so touched by Adrianna’s dying, that halfway by way of his efficiency, he stopped to pay tribute in the way in which he is aware of finest—by way of track,” Crooks mentioned. “He sang ‘Lacking You’ by Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan, and ‘Goodness of God.’
“The songs introduced consolation to these in mourning, and it was Nigy’s method of standing in solidarity with Guyana throughout this troublesome time,” Crooks added.
Reviews point out that Adrianna’s physique was found within the pool of the Double Day Lodge in Tuschen on April 24, 2025—almost 20 hours after she had been reported lacking.
Her dying has since ignited nationwide outrage and requires justice throughout the nation and within the Diaspora, together with New York.
Occasion promoter Vik Ramaiah of Outdated Broom Leisure revealed there have been discussions about canceling the occasion out of respect for the grieving nation.
“We thought of cancelling, however many individuals had already flown in from abroad,” he mentioned. “Nonetheless, all through the evening, all of the DJs and artists paid tribute.
“However, when Nigy took the mike (microphone), he stopped the music, sang, and shared just a few phrases. It was highly effective.
“He ripped the center of everybody in attendance,” Ramaiah added. “The affect unfold throughout the Caribbean. The love and appreciation we obtained due to what he did—it meant all the things.”
The tribute video has since gone viral, resonating far past the occasion itself and drawing reward from followers, group leaders and Adrianna’s supporters, Crooks mentioned.
Nigy Boy mirrored on the gravity of the momen.
“I needed to cease and pay tribute to Adrianna and her household over her premature and tragic passing,” he informed Caribbean Life. “A lack of life is rarely straightforward, particularly when it’s such a younger soul.
“I might really feel the nation was in mourning, and I felt compelled to acknowledge that ache,” he added.
As Guyana continues to demand solutions and justice for Adrianna, the artist’s gesture stands as a testomony to music’s energy to unify, console and honor these gone too quickly.
