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Larose: the Creole voice the credits name Sandra Valdez

Published October 20, 2026

Larose is a Creole voice of the Guadeloupe scene, active since 2018. The platforms class her under rap and hip hop, but her catalogue lives in the middle of bouyon territory: Creole titles, features with Aknose and Kevni, a DJ Luchshiy production, and one writer name, Sandra Valdez, whom the Shazam credits also identify as the voice of the project. This profile follows that catalogue record by record, from “Di Bonjou” in 2018 to the album “Rose Rouge”, and states plainly what the public record does not hold.

Who Larose is: one voice, one writer name, no press file

Larose is an artist of the French Antilles, documented by the platforms as a voice of the Guadeloupe scene. She sings and raps in French and in Creole, over short, fast productions built for clubs and platforms. Her catalogue first appeared on Mostwantedcorp, then, from 2021 on, on Gwap Music, the label carrying almost all of her documented releases.

The most solid fact of her record is a name: Sandra Valdez. The published credits of her records name Sandra Valdez as writer on nearly the whole catalogue, from “Di Bonjou” to “Eazy”. The credits of “Big Bike” go further: Shazam credits her with vocals and lyrics, alongside Larose as performer. In other words, the platforms themselves connect the stage name Larose to the singer and writer Sandra Valdez. This profile keeps that link for what it is: a published, checkable credit link, not a biography.

One confusion must be cleared at the start, because it buries this name in search engines. Larose is not Dieudonné Larose, the Haitian konpa singer born in 1945 who died in 2026, a figure of Shoogar Combo, DP Express and Missile 727. The two artists share neither a genre, a generation nor a catalogue. This profile is only about the Creole voice who appeared in 2018 with “Di Bonjou”.

For the rest, the record is thin and this profile says so. None of the sources consulted publishes an interview, a written biography, a birthplace or a birth date for Larose. Her Guadeloupe anchoring is documented another way: through Creole titles such as “KA NOU YÉ” and “Lè an pa siw ou si mwen”, through her label, and through the network of artists she records with, from Aknose to Kevni. This is a catalogue portrait, built on credits, and it moves record by record.

“Di Bonjou”: the starting point, in 2018

The first documented trace of Larose is a single: “Di Bonjou”, released on May 19, 2018 by Mostwantedcorp. The platforms class it as hip hop and rap, in the French language, at 69 BPM, a slow tempo that stands out against the rest of the catalogue. The credits name Marley Rollé as composer and Sandra Valdez as lyricist: from the very first record, the writing signature that will follow the whole path is already there.

The title itself sets the tone of the project. “Di Bonjou”, say hello in Creole, is a calling card as much as a song: an entrance made in the language of the audience it addresses. Larose does not start with a bouyon record in the strict sense, but she starts in Creole, on French Antilles ground, and that is the ground she never leaves.

Music databases complete this first chapter with a series of records this profile cites as listings, for lack of detailed credit pages: “Malalad”, “Ti KoKa”, “Yinki ban mwen”, “Pull Up”, “Revolver”, “Hotel Room” and “Come on” appear among her most referenced songs on the Viberate ranking page, alongside “Di Bonjou”, “Buzz Buzz Buzz” and “Big Bike”. Those lists show a steady singles catalogue even before the Gwap Music era, but they give neither dates nor credits record by record, and this profile invents none for them.

That modest start matters for reading what follows. Larose does not arrive on the scene through a single hit: she builds, single after single, a presence in the Creole rap of the French Antilles, before bouyon and its networks become the centre of gravity of her catalogue.

The Gwap Music era: Big Bike, Buzz Buzz Buzz, Loyal, KA NOU YÉ

On February 24, 2021, Larose released “Big Bike” on Gwap Music, the label that would carry most of her discography. Shazam classes the record as rap, in the French language, and publishes its full credits: Larose as performer, Sandra Valdez on vocals and lyrics, gronael cairo on programming and composition. An official video, “LaRose - Big Bike (Clip Officiel)”, came with the release. It is the first record of the catalogue whose every role is documented, and it confirms how the project works: one voice, one writer, producers from the scene.

On June 8, 2022 came “Buzz Buzz Buzz”, a very short format of 1 minute 56, written by Sandra Valdez and composed by Pierre-Alexandre Torchard. The format speaks of its era: a record cut for social media loops and fast blends, far from the lengths of zouk or konpa. Larose works inside the economy of the short single, the same economy as current dancehall and bouyon.

The year 2023 chained two singles that installed her Creole identity. “Loyal” came out on April 28, 2023, written by Sandra Valdez and composed by Charly Charini, the composer who then became her most regular partner. “KA NOU YÉ” followed on May 26, 2023: the title, which means what we are in Creole, is credited to Larose as writer and to Ray Da Prince as composer. It is the manifesto record of the catalogue, the one claiming Guadeloupe identity in the language itself.

Those four singles draw a stable method: records of two to three minutes, writing signed Sandra Valdez on almost everything, and a small circle of composers, Charly Charini first among them. That tight team is the one that will carry the acceleration of the following years, from the features to the album.

2024 and 2025: the features, Kevni, and the entry into the bouyon circuit

In 2024, the Larose catalogue opened onto her scene. “Énergie” came out on February 14, 2024 on Gwap Music, written by Sandra Valdez, composed by Terry Landre, Thomas Nidoy and Marco Lasorsa. “TOUSA” followed on May 3, 2024, composed by Charly Charini. On October 18, 2024, “Lè an pa siw ou si mwen” brought her together with Aknose, one of the voices of Guadeloupe bouyon: the Creole title is co-written by Sandra Valdez and Gael Rampath and composed by Ulrich Flower.

That same autumn, the name of Sandra Valdez appeared in the credits of a major collective record of the scene: “Gwadloup cho”, the Kevni record released on September 27, 2024, bringing together T-Way, Tone Bo$$, Dvinity, Aknose, Lil Dem, Latea and Kellingston. Sandra Valdez appears among its writers, alongside Sandy Kevin Tel-Agnesa, the regular writer of Kevni and TiiTii NBA, and Gael Rampath. In other words, the writer behind Larose also writes for the collective sessions of bouyon gwada, in the heart of the same room as the teams documented on this site.

The year 2025 confirmed that position as a sought after guest and writer. On January 27, 2025, “SEL CHANS” by Shaka Zulu credited her as co-writer, with Dardanus Jordan. On July 1, 2025, Malcolm brought her in on “MANIGANCES”, released by Sony Music Entertainment France and Triple-Double Production, composed by RayDaPrince and Hypnotic Beatz. On August 22, 2025, she released “Call me” with DJ Luchshiy, composed by Corane Vincent, then “Eazy” on October 24, 2025, composed by Charly Charini. From Gwap Music to a Sony release, the catalogue moves up without changing its writing team.

That network is what ties Larose to bouyon, beyond the genre tags of the platforms. The platforms class her as rap, but her 2024 and 2025 collaborators are the artists, DJs and composers of Guadeloupe bouyon: Aknose, Kevni and his writing team, DJ Luchshiy, Hypnotic Beatz. Our bouyon Guadeloupe page tells that circuit, where Creole rap and bouyon share the same studios.

“Rose Rouge”: the first documented album

The major step of the catalogue is an album: “Rose Rouge”, released by Gwap Music and referenced at January 23, 2026 in the platform discographies, which list it at nine tracks. The published listing names “Grraa”, “Mannèv”, “Baby Daddy”, “Checklist”, “Énergie”, “Pour moi” and “Fui mwen”. The album takes up “Énergie”, the 2024 single, and unfolds the rest in new records of two to three minutes.

The album credits confirm the team. Sandra Valdez writes or co-writes every published track: alone on “Grraa”, “Baby Daddy”, “Checklist” and “Pour moi”, with Youri Jacob on “Mannèv”, and with Sandy Kevin Tel-Agnesa on “Fui mwen”, the connection to the Kevni writing team present inside the album itself. The compositions return to Charly Charini on four tracks, to Carllian James on “Checklist” and “Fui mwen”, and to the team of Terry Landre, Thomas Nidoy and Marco Lasorsa on “Énergie”.

The album title plays on the stage name itself: the rose turns red, the project takes on an album colour after eight years of singles. For an artist documented almost only through short formats since 2018, that move to the long format is the major fact of the record: it turns a singles catalogue into a body of work, and it gives this profile its discographic conclusion.

Precision matters on what the platforms publish: they list nine tracks and name seven of them in the accessible detail, with their lengths and credits. This profile names those seven records and does not reconstruct the other two. If the full listing is confirmed, it will be added, dated and corrected as on every page of this site.

Why Larose matters, and the limits of the record

Larose matters first as a woman voice in a largely male landscape. The bouyon and Creole dancehall of the French Antilles remain dominated by male voices, DJs and bands; a singer and writer who has held a continuous catalogue since 2018, who writes for the collective sessions of her scene and who reaches an album on Gwap Music holds a distinct place in it.

She also matters through her double role. The credits show a performer who is at the same time the writer of her catalogue and a writer for others: “Gwadloup cho” for Kevni, “SEL CHANS” for Shaka Zulu. In a French Caribbean industry where writing is often invisible, the name of Sandra Valdez, repeated from credit to credit, makes that work visible and attributable. That is one reason this profile insists on credits: they are the available biography of this artist.

The limits are stated without detour. No source consulted publishes the birthplace, birth date or an interview of Larose, and this profile invents none of them. One database attributes to her an album titled “INEVITAB” dated 2023, but the same title is documented as a Kevni album on other platform discographies: this profile therefore does not attribute it to her and flags it as a database conflict. No official account was verified by opening it during the research, so the schema sameAs field stays empty.

To hear Larose in her context, start with “KA NOU YÉ” and “Big Bike”, then the album “Rose Rouge”, and find the bouyon of her generation in our bouyon playlist. If verified biographical sources appear, this profile will be completed and dated, like every page on this site.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Larose?

Larose is a Creole voice of the Guadeloupe scene, active since the single “Di Bonjou” in 2018. The platforms class her under rap and hip hop, and her catalogue appears on Mostwantedcorp then on Gwap Music. Her records are written by Sandra Valdez, whom the credits of “Big Bike” also name on vocals. Not to be confused with Dieudonné Larose, the Haitian konpa singer, who is a different artist.

Who is Sandra Valdez in the Larose record?

Sandra Valdez is the name the published credits attach to the Larose project: she signs the lyrics of “Di Bonjou” as early as 2018, the writing of almost the whole Gwap Music catalogue, and the vocals on “Big Bike”. She also co-writes “Gwadloup cho” by Kevni and “SEL CHANS” by Shaka Zulu. Most rival profiles never read those credits: here, they are the main source, and they connect the stage name to its performing writer.

What is the first documented Larose record?

“Di Bonjou”, released on May 19, 2018 by Mostwantedcorp, classed as hip hop and rap by the platforms, composed by Marley Rollé with lyrics by Sandra Valdez. The title, which means say hello in Creole, sets the language and the ground of the project from the start.

Which album has Larose released?

“Rose Rouge”, released by Gwap Music and referenced at January 23, 2026 in the platform discographies, which list it at nine tracks. The published listing names “Grraa”, “Mannèv”, “Baby Daddy”, “Checklist”, “Énergie”, “Pour moi” and “Fui mwen”, written by Sandra Valdez, alone or with Youri Jacob and Sandy Kevin Tel-Agnesa.

What is the link between Larose and bouyon?

Her collaborations place her in the middle of the Guadeloupe bouyon circuit: “Lè an pa siw ou si mwen” with Aknose in 2024, her co-writing on “Gwadloup cho” by Kevni, “Call me” with DJ Luchshiy in 2025, and Malcolm “MANIGANCES” composed by Hypnotic Beatz. The platforms tag her catalogue as rap, but her working network is that of bouyon gwada.

Where is Larose from?

The sources consulted document her as an artist of the Guadeloupe scene: her Creole titles, her label and her collaborators are those of Guadeloupe. No source consulted publishes her birthplace or her birth date, and this profile does not invent them. It is a question many databases answer with generic text and no source: here, the answer stays the one the record allows.

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