Niyorah, born October 9, 1980 as Nigel Olivacce, is a funk

Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...

 reggae performer from the St. Thomas Virgin Islands.

Niyorah's first album “A Different Age" (May 2005) was critically acclaimed in reggae music circles and magazines.

Since the release of his first album, Niyorah has performed internationally at events such as the World Social Forum

World Social Forum

The World Social Forum is an annual meeting of civil society organizations, first held in Brazil, which offers a self-conscious effort to develop an alternative future through the championing of counter-hegemonic globalization...

, Reggae Rising

Reggae Rising

Reggae Rising was an annual reggae festival in Humboldt County, California which took place on the first full weekend of August along the banks of the Eel River. Performers at the 2008 edition of Reggae Rising, which took place August 1-3, 2008 at Dimmick Ranch and French's Camp included Sizzla,...

, Baltimore African American Heritage Music festival and the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival

Sierra Nevada World Music Festival

The Sierra Nevada World Music Festival is an annual music festival held every June on the weekend of the summer solstice. It is currently held at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville, California....