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Nils: one name, two verified records, and almost nothing else

Published October 20, 2026

Nils is an artist from the French speaking bouyon circuit whose public record, after a full search, comes down to two verified records. The first is a collective collaboration, “New Bouyon Wave #1”, released on September 29, 2023 under the name D0 Production, with Tiitii NBA, Nils, DJ Softee, Aknose and Theomaa. The second is a solo single, “Chodo”, released on April 11, 2024 under his own name. This profile states everything public sources can verify, explains why the rest cannot be found, and refuses to fill the blanks with invention.

Who Nils is: what the public record says, and what it does not

Let us start with honesty, because this profile is built on it. No published biography of Nils was found during the research for this page: no press article introducing him, no label page telling his story, no detailed artist sheet on the platforms consulted. His full name is not published in the verified sources. His home town is not published either. No verified official account was confirmed, so this page links to no social profile.

What does exist is precise and checkable. Music databases place Nils inside the French speaking bouyon circuit: the analytics platform Viberate files him under electronic and dance, with an FRA tag, and lists him among the artists close to Tiitii NBA, Pinpin OSP, Aknose, Dcamp and Lewismelo. A community DJ chart on VirtualDJ places his track “Chodo” among the Guadeloupe bouyon records of 2023 and 2024. In other words, Nils is no unknown fallen from the sky: he moves inside the network of producers and singers who make current Gwada bouyon, the scene covered by our bouyon gwada page.

The trap, with a name like this, is confusion. Search engines mix this Nils with a German smooth jazz guitarist, a Dutch singer, a Berlin electronic producer and several other namesakes. None of those artists has anything to do with bouyon. The Nils on this page can be recognised by two signatures the others do not have: a credit on D0 Production “New Bouyon Wave #1”, and a French language single called “Chodo”. Everything else in this profile is only about that artist.

Why publish a profile this thin? Because the current bouyon scene is built with exactly these names: artists who appear first on a collective collaboration, then on a single, long before any interview. Documenting them early, with the limits stated out loud, is better than ignoring them until a rival site tells their story with invented details. Our history of bouyon page follows the genre from its Dominican roots to this generation, and Nils belongs to its newest chapter through his two verified credits.

New Bouyon Wave #1: the collaboration that puts him on the map

Nils first verified record is collective, and its title is a programme: “New Bouyon Wave #1”. Released on September 29, 2023 on the label 2873529 Records DK, the track is credited to D0 Production, featuring Tiitii NBA, Nils, DJ Softee, Aknose and Theomaa. The Shazam listing gives the language, French, and the tempo, 160 BPM, which is the reference tempo of modern bouyon.

The cast says a lot about Nils place. Tiitii NBA is one of the most active names in recent Guadeloupe bouyon. Aknose appears, in an interview published by Caraïb Créole News, among the most prominent bouyon artists in Guadeloupe. DJ Softee and D0 Production are recurring producers on that scene. Theomaa shares the track “Bouwey” with 1T1, one of the most visible recent bouyon records. Being invited onto the first volume of a series called “New Bouyon Wave”, alongside those names, places Nils inside the self declared new generation of the genre, even if the record remains little documented by the press to this day.

The format matters too. Gwada bouyon in the 2020s often moves through collective records: a producer gathers several voices on one riddim, each artist lays a verse, and the track works as a calling card for a whole team. “New Bouyon Wave #1” follows that exact model. For Nils, it is the first verifiable public trace, and it is collective before it is personal. The logical next step, a solo record, arrived seven months later.

Chodo: the 2024 solo single

On April 11, 2024, Nils released “Chodo”, a single published under his own name, with the label on the Shazam listing given simply as “Nils”. That detail is not neutral: it points to an independent release, with no named label structure, like much of current bouyon that travels through digital distributors. The listing gives the language, French, and a tempo of 139 BPM.

That tempo deserves a note, because it sets the track apart from the most frontal club bouyon. Where “New Bouyon Wave #1” runs at 160 BPM, “Chodo” comes down to 139 BPM according to the published metadata. This profile does not know the reasons for that choice and will not invent them: it simply records that Nils solo single is listed at a lower tempo than the collective collaboration, which places it on the side of the calmer bouyon records, built for listening as much as for the dancefloor.

The track travelled beyond its streaming listing. The VirtualDJ community bouyon chart holds it in its 2024 selection, alongside Tiitii NBA, 1T1 and the other names of the Gwada scene. That is a small thing, but it is a trace of real use by DJs, who are the first carriers of the genre. To hear where this sound sits in the whole picture, our bouyon playlist mixes Dominican classics with the Guadeloupe new wave.

Nils place in the new wave, and the limits of this profile

Let us reset the frame. Bouyon was born in Dominica, with bands such as WCK, and bouyon soca was started there in 2003 by producer Dada, according to the first-hand testimony of Sean “Smokiller” Francis carried on our bouyon soca page. Guadeloupe then developed its own school, bouyon gwada, fast, Creole and built for parties. Nils belongs to the most recent generation of that school: the generation of producer collaborations, independent singles and names that circulate first between DJs before they reach the press.

This profile states its limits plainly. Two verified records, no confirmed album, no concert date published in the sources consulted, no interview found, no confirmed official account. The dossier is thin, and it is presented as thin rather than inflated. Several questions stay open: is Nils a singer, a producer, or both? The public credits for “New Bouyon Wave #1” and “Chodo” do not specify in the sources opened for this page, so this profile does not decide.

If verified material arrives, from the artist, from his circle or from new releases, this profile will be completed and dated like every page on this site. In the meantime, the way in is listening: “New Bouyon Wave #1” for the collective context, “Chodo” for the solo signature, then back to the roots with our history of bouyon. Nils is a name to watch precisely because his public story is only beginning.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nils, the bouyon artist?

He is an artist from the French speaking bouyon circuit, filed under electronic and dance by the Viberate platform, which lists him among the artists close to Tiitii NBA, Aknose and Pinpin OSP. No detailed public biography was found during the research for this profile: no full name, no home town and no published interview in the sources consulted.

What are Nils verified records?

Two records are documented by official platform listings. “New Bouyon Wave #1”, by D0 Production featuring Tiitii NBA, Nils, DJ Softee, Aknose and Theomaa, released on September 29, 2023 on 2873529 Records DK. And “Chodo”, his solo single, released on April 11, 2024 under his own name.

How do you tell the right Nils apart from every other artist called Nils?

That is the question other profiles do not ask, and it is central: search engines mix this Nils with a German jazz guitarist, a Dutch singer and a Berlin producer who have nothing to do with bouyon. The right Nils is recognised by his two verified signatures, the credit on “New Bouyon Wave #1” and the French language single “Chodo”.

Why is Chodo slower than bouyon usually is?

The metadata published by Shazam gives 139 BPM for “Chodo”, against 160 BPM for “New Bouyon Wave #1”, the reference tempo of modern bouyon. No source publishes the reason for that gap, and this profile records it without interpreting it: the solo single is listed at a calmer tempo than the collective collaboration.

Is Nils a singer or a producer?

The public sources consulted do not say. His name appears as a feature on a D0 Production record and as the lead artist on “Chodo”, released under his own name as label, which suggests an independent practice, but no detailed writing or production credit was verified for this profile.

Where can I hear Nils and the bouyon new wave?

Start with “New Bouyon Wave #1” and “Chodo”, then hear our bouyon playlist and read our bouyon gwada page to place Nils among the Tiitii NBA, Aknose, 1T1 and Theomaa of his generation.

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