Guyana’s Amrita Naraine has made history as a Guinness World Record Holder through the groundbreaking global music project “195.” This unique initiative brought together 195 women from 195 countries, each contributing their voice to a single musical recording, setting the record for the “Most Nationalities to Contribute Vocals to a Musical Recording (Single Song).”
The song premiered at the Frequency School event in Davos, Switzerland, on January 20, 2025, during the World Economic Forum. ‘195’ featured one woman from every country performing together on the 528Hz sound frequency, symbolizing peace, diversity, and collective resonance among women striving for a more inclusive, gender-equal future. Naraine described her participation as both a personal honour and a professional alignment with her mission to use creative expression and technology to bring people closer together.
“This record shows what’s possible when women lead collaboratively across borders—not just achieving representation but reshaping the narrative through collective impact,” she said. Representing Guyana, Amrita Naraine is known for her dynamic work across multifaceted projects, media, and community engagement.
As an advocate for inclusive storytelling and women’s leadership, her involvement in this project underscores her commitment to amplifying national voices on the global stage. A Chevening Scholar, UAL alumna, and Arts Award recipient, Naraine’s academic and professional work spans Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for the Creative Industries, focusing on media manipulation, audience analysis, and AI-driven content systems. She promotes ethical, heritage-rooted approaches to innovation.
In an interview with Karibbean Kollective, Naraine explained how her studies as a Chevening scholar will influence the Caribbean’s creative and cultural industries. She emphasized the importance of pursuing goals with vision and boldness, which led her to focus on research—the foundation for curiosity and innovation. Her work has included computational approaches to literature, sentiment analysis, generative modelling, and astrophysics using data science.
Naraine highlighted the creative potential of the physical sciences and how data science and AI can be applied across artistic fields such as design, fashion, imagery, music, and gaming. She stressed that research is the fundamental driver of innovation across disciplines.
Recognising a gap in research within the Caribbean’s creative sector, she aims to foster a stronger research culture in Guyana and the region. She advocates for increased investment in research and development and stronger collaboration among academia, industry, and government to advance the Caribbean’s creative industries.
Beyond research and strategy, Amrita serves as a projects specialist, contributing to regional storytelling, cultural policy, and innovation advocacy that continue to reshape narratives about the Caribbean’s role in the digital age.
