\u201cNigy was so touched by Adrianna’s death, that midway through his performance, he stopped to pay tribute in the way he knows best\u2014through song,\u201d Crooks said. \u201cHe sang \u2018Missing You\u2019 by Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight and Chaka Khan, and \u2018Goodness of God.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe songs brought comfort to those in mourning, and it was Nigy\u2019s way of standing in solidarity with Guyana during this difficult time,\u201d Crooks added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Nigy Boy and former West Indies cricketer Devendra Bishoo in Guyana<\/span>Photo credit: Chris Crooks<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n Reports indicate that Adrianna\u2019s body was discovered in the pool of the Double Day Hotel in Tuschen on April 24, 2025\u2014nearly 20 hours after she had been reported missing.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0Her death has since ignited national outrage and calls for justice across the country and in the Diaspora, including New York.<\/span><\/p>\n Event promoter Vik Ramaiah of Old Broom Entertainment revealed there were discussions about canceling the event out of respect for the grieving nation.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe considered cancelling, but many people had already flown in from overseas,\u201d he said. \u201cStill, throughout the night, all the DJs and artists paid tribute.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBut, when Nigy took the mike (microphone), he stopped the music, sang, and shared a few words. It was powerful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe ripped the heart of everyone in attendance,\u201d Ramaiah added. \u201cThe impact spread across the Caribbean. The love and appreciation we received because of what he did\u2014it meant everything.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The tribute video has since gone viral, resonating far beyond the event itself and drawing praise from fans, community leaders and Adrianna\u2019s supporters, Crooks said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Nigy Boy reflected on the gravity of the momen.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI had to stop and pay tribute to Adrianna and her family over her untimely and tragic passing,\u201d he told <\/span>Caribbean Life. \u201cA loss of life is never easy, especially when it\u2019s such a young soul.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI could feel the country was in mourning, and I felt compelled to acknowledge that pain,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As Guyana continues to demand answers and justice for Adrianna, the artist\u2019s gesture stands as a testament to music\u2019s power to unify, console and honor those gone too soon.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What was planned as a night of music and enjoyment at the Old Broom All White event at the Port Mourant Community Centre Ground in Guyana, turned into a moment of shared grief, as Jamaican dancehall artist Nigy Boy paused his performance to pay tribute to 11-year-old Adrianna Younge, whose tragic death days earlier had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5730\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islandflavaradio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Nigy](\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nigy-Boy-and-WI-cricketer.jpg?quality=51\" "\\"\\"")