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Bouyon artists from Guadeloupe: the Gwada chapter

Published October 17, 2026

Guadeloupe did not invent bouyon: it received it from Dominica, made it jump up, then turned it into a scene of its own, bouyon gwada, before producing the new wave that is now talked about as far as Paris. This page gathers the Guadeloupe profiles followed by Bouyon Shattaz: a gold-certified breakout, an artist from Morne-a-l'Eau who also runs a media outlet, the creator of the New Bouyon concept and a French-Creole duo. For the view from the source island on this chapter, also read our Gwada chapter from Dominica page, which sets the frame: respect for the Dominican invention, recognition for Gwada energy.

How Guadeloupe made bouyon its own

Bouyon arrives in Guadeloupe from neighbouring Dominica, carried by the closeness of the islands, the shared Creole language and the back and forth of fetes and carnivals. There the genre finds a huge public and a jump up culture, that way of dancing bouyon by jumping, which becomes its signature in Gwada parties. Bouyon gwada is therefore not a copy: it is the Guadeloupe version of a Dominican invention, later, fully claimed, and today defended by its own artists.

That distinction between invention and chapter is the thread of this page. The artists below are Guadeloupean or linked to the Gwada scene, and their successes are real: certifications, millions of streams, concerts in Paris. Telling their stories precisely, without mixing up origins, serves both islands. Dominica keeps its creator credit, Guadeloupe keeps its own: having given bouyon one of its biggest scenes and some of its most shared tracks of the 2020s.

The flag of this chapter: the local Gwada flag

When Bouyon Shattaz covers the Gwada scene, one visual detail keeps coming back: the local flag that Guadeloupeans call their own. It carries green bands at the top and bottom, a red middle band and a yellow star. That flag, and not another one, accompanies our Gwada content, including the coverage of the duo presented further down this page. Mentioning it here is not decoration: for the island's public, that symbol immediately identifies the Gwada chapter of bouyon.

That respect for symbols goes with respect for credits. In the same way that this site attributes the invention of bouyon to Dominica and titles to the artists, it displays the flag the Gwada public recognises as its own. Readers discovering the scene through these profiles therefore learn two things at once: who makes the music, and how its public represents itself. That is also what separates a properly worked artist hub from a simple list of names found online.

The gold-certified breakout: Miimii KDS

Miimii KDS is the Guadeloupe breakout of this roster. Her track "Se Miimii" carries her name as a signature, and she is credited on "Pow Pow / Allo Doudou", the track certified gold by SNEP. A gold certification in France, for a bouyon artist from Guadeloupe, measures how far the genre has travelled: from island parties to the charts and certifications of the French industry. Her profile on this site follows that trajectory track by track.

Miimii KDS also matters for what she represents in the new wave: an artist whose name circulates in collaborations and whose choruses are sung back far beyond her island. This site does not give her a hometown, because that information is not settled in our dossiers, and that caution is part of the work: an exact, incomplete profile is better than a complete, invented one. What is established is more than enough: the talent, the signature track and the SNEP gold.

Morne-a-l'Eau and the New Bouyon Age: TIITII NBA

TIITII NBA comes from Morne-a-l'Eau, in Guadeloupe, and his name carries a programme: here NBA means New Bouyon Age. His track "Kitty Kitty" has passed 1.65 million streams, a figure reported by Dominica News Online. For a Gwada artist, crossing that threshold with a bouyon track confirms that the new wave is not a slogan: it is a public counted in millions, listening from the islands, from France and from the diaspora.

TIITII NBA also holds a particular place in the Bouyon Shattaz network: he runs bouyonews, the French-language bouyon media outlet that covers the genre's news for Guadeloupe, Martinique and France. Artist and media at once, he illustrates how the Gwada scene organises itself today: you make the music, you tell its story and you relay it yourself. His profile therefore links two stories, that of an artist from Morne-a-l'Eau and that of a connector who keeps bouyon news circulating.

The New Bouyon concept: Ricky Bishop

Ricky Bishop is of Guadeloupe and Madagascar origin, and he is based in Bordeaux. He is the creator of the New Bouyon concept, a label that claims a new stage for the genre, in continuity with the New Bouyon Age carried by TIITII NBA on the Gwada side. Bordeaux rather than an island: his path is a reminder that bouyon gwada also lives in France, in the cities where the Caribbean diaspora holds its parties and its studio sessions.

The landmark of his 2026 is Parisian: Ricky Bishop plays his first Paris solo show on October 20, 2026. A first Paris solo show, for a bouyon artist, is a strong symbolic step: the French capital becomes a stage where the genre plays as a headliner, not only at specialised parties. His profile documents that moment and the concept he defends, so readers can follow the new wave where it actually happens, between Bordeaux, Paris and the islands.

The French-Creole duo: Dcamp & Lewismelo

Dcamp & Lewismelo is a French-Creole duo made of Dylan and Lewis Campbell. Their track is simply called "BOUYON", a manifesto name that states the point directly: no detour, the genre itself as a flag. Bouyon Shattaz presents their coverage with the local Gwada flag described above, the one with the green bands, the red middle band and the yellow star, because it is under that banner that their bouyon is received by the Gwada public.

This site does not present the duo's island origins as established facts, because our dossiers do not settle them: the duo is presented for what is documented, its two members, its French-Creole language and its track. That honesty does not reduce their place in this hub: on the contrary, it shows how bouyon gwada now extends beyond the borders of a single island. A French-Creole duo, covered under the Gwada flag, listened to in the islands and in France: that is exactly the current geography of the genre.

What Gwada brings to bouyon, and what it owes it

In short, Guadeloupe brings bouyon scale: a huge jump up public, gold-certified artists, streams counted in millions and a road to Paris and the French stages. It owes it, and its artists know it, the invention itself: a sound created in Dominica in 1988, which the Gwada scene received and then transformed. This hub holds both truths together, because that is how the publics of both islands actually live this music, between local pride and shared history.

To listen to this chapter, start from the profiles: Miimii KDS's certification, TIITII NBA's millions, Ricky Bishop's concept and Dcamp & Lewismelo's manifesto track tell four different routes of the same bouyon gwada. Then cross them with this site's Dominican roster: the collaborations, shared credits like "Pow Pow / Allo Doudou" and the Paris concerts show a genre that has become a network of islands and cities, of which Guadeloupe is now one of the most visible engines.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Dominican bouyon and bouyon gwada?

Bouyon was created in Dominica in 1988. Guadeloupe then received it, danced it as jump up and developed its own scene, bouyon gwada, with its artists, its public and its local flag with green bands, a red middle band and a yellow star.

Which Guadeloupe artists are gold certified?

Miimii KDS is credited on "Pow Pow / Allo Doudou", certified gold by SNEP. She shares that credit with Litleboy LSBeats767, whose name refers to Dominica's 767 area code, which makes the track a bridge between the two islands.

What does NBA mean in TIITII NBA?

NBA means New Bouyon Age. TIITII NBA, an artist from Morne-a-l'Eau, also runs bouyonews, the media outlet covering bouyon news in French.

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