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Theomaa: the singing half of the duet that took Bouwéy to the top

Published October 20, 2026

Theomaa is a bouyon singer from the Guadeloupe scene, known above all as the creative partner of 1T1. With him he made “Wa wa waaw”, the record through which, according to the AB BOYZ Music label, 1T1 became known to the wider public, then “Bouwéy”, taken from the December 2024 “CHORD” EP, which he co-wrote and sings. In September 2026 “Bouwéy” won Bouyon Song of the Year at the Caribbean Music Awards, and “Ouba”, the duet next single, won French Caribbean Song of the Year. This profile documents that duet path, record by record, and it also states clearly what the public record does not hold: no solo project, no full name and no date of birth published in the verified sources.

Who Theomaa is: a duet name before a solo name

Theomaa presents himself under that single name, with no other name published. His official accounts, published in the descriptions of the official 1T1 videos, are Instagram @13theomaa_, TikTok @theomaa1 and Snapchat @theomaa97.1. His Instagram profile, opened directly during the research for this profile, is a business account in the name of Theomaa. Beyond those verifiable elements, the public record is thin: no full name, no date of birth and no detailed official biography were published in the sources consulted, so this profile invents none of them. That is a frequent situation in current bouyon gwada, where artists exist first through credits and collective records.

What the sources do establish is his place in the scene. In December 2025, in an interview published by CCN, Caraib Creole News, developer Maïté Berchel-Bordin named Theomaa in third place, just after Lejuh and 1T1, among the most emblematic bouyon artists of the moment in Guadeloupe, with Piscine OSP, Aknose and Shanika. Institutional recognition of that kind, from a Caribbean outlet that follows the scene from inside, is worth more than a promotional biography: it places Theomaa in the first circle of bouyon gwada, alongside the names he records with.

Theomaa should therefore be read as a duet and network artist. Where other singers build a solo catalogue, his documented work is almost entirely collective: the records with 1T1, the multi voice records of their Guadeloupe generation, and one founding collective session, “New Bouyon Wave #1”. That form is not a lack, it is the very form of current bouyon gwada, made of fast combinations, shared hooks and credits that cross from one record to the next. This profile therefore follows the trail of the credits, which is the only verifiable trail, and it follows it completely.

The context matters too. Bouyon was born in Dominica at the end of the 1980s with WCK, then Guadeloupe regionalised it in Guadeloupean Creole over electronic beats: that is bouyon gwada. Theomaa belongs to the generation that grew up with that branch already installed and carried it onto the platforms in the early 2020s. His story therefore begins in the middle of a scene, not alone, and it is from that scene that his two award winning records of 2026 must be understood.

Wa wa waaw: the record that revealed the duet

The documented starting point of the duet is “Wa wa waaw”, credited to 1T1 and Theomaa and dated 2022 in the platform catalogues consulted. The AB BOYZ Music label, in its presentation article on 1T1 published in May 2024, makes it the founding record: 1T1, the label writes, made his name thanks to “Wa wa waaw” in collaboration with Theomaa, thereby revealing the bouyon style to the wider public. The wording is that of a label presenting its artist, and this profile reports it with that attribution. But the durable fact behind the wording can be checked elsewhere: years after its release, “Wa wa Waaaw” still ranks among the most searched records of both 1T1 and Theomaa on Shazam, and the record was still turning in the shatta and bouyon mixes of carnival DJs.

The year 2023 installed the duet inside the network. In June 2023, “Piney” brought together 1T1, Theomaa and Lejuh. On 23 October 2023, “PnL (Piney)” came out with Theomaa in the same line. On 1 December 2023, “Gasolina” came out with Theomaa, on the same day as two other 1T1 releases. Those dates come from the discography published on Qobuz, and they draw a method: the duet does not release one isolated single, it sits inside a flow of collaborations in which Theomaa is the most constant partner of 1T1, ahead even of Aknose, the other pillar of that circle.

On 29 September 2023, Theomaa appeared on a record of another kind: “New Bouyon Wave #1”, a collective session by D0 Production bringing together Tiitii NBA, Nils, Dj Softee, Aknose and Theomaa, released by 2873529 Records DK according to Shazam, at 160 BPM, the characteristic bouyon tempo. The session title states its program: a new bouyon wave, claimed as such by its participants. The presence of Theomaa in that founding session, alongside names this site documents in the same generation, confirms that his role goes beyond the simple duet with 1T1: he is one of the voices chosen to embody the renewal of the genre in Guadeloupe.

In January 2024 the collective logic reached its documented maximum. On 12 January 2024, “Mas La Rivé” brought together 1T1 with Theomaa, Aknose, DJ Softee, Dj TKrys, Bismok, Jicypie, Dj Kylled and Lejuh: nine names on one record. On 10 June 2024, “Party Rocking” brought together 1T1, Theomaa and RvF. Those records maintain the network that gives the gwada scene its strength: the same voices return from one record to the next, and audiences learned to recognise Theomaa as one of the recurring voices of that crew, even before the duet released its signature record.

Bouwéy: the signature record, from the CHORD EP to the Shazam global chart

On 13 December 2024, 1T1 released the “CHORD” EP on 1T1 and AB BOYZ MUSIC, according to Qobuz. The EP contains “Bouwéy”, the record that became the signature of the duet. The official credits published under the video are precise, and they place Theomaa at the centre of the making, not only at the microphone: “Bouwéy” was composed by 1T1 and Dinho, written by 1T1 and Theomaa, recorded by 1T1 and mixed by Jbreazy, with mastering by PM Studio. Theomaa is therefore co-writer of the lyrics of his biggest record, a fact that quick profiles often forget to mention and that this profile keeps as one of its central facts.

The record is described by the specialist site quel-dj as a bright fusion of bouyon, soca and dancehall, which became an essential of festive playlists, with lyrics that are sensual but never vulgar and that mark an evolution of the genre towards a more refined aesthetic. The Qobuz biography of 1T1 notes that “Bouwéy” is very popular on social networks. In April 2025 the record appeared in the trending bouyon and soca song roundups published by the English speaking soca press, alongside the Dominican records of the moment: a Guadeloupean Creole record picked up in the lists of the island where bouyon was born.

Shazam data give that path a public, dated measure. According to the artist pages published by Shazam for 1T1 and for Theomaa alike, “Bouwéy” reached No. 48 on the Shazam Global Chart, where it spent 7 days in the Top 50, with a Top 50 debut on 22 March 2025, for a total of searches around the record approaching one million. This profile reports those figures as platform data, attributed and dated, and not as a sales chart. They nevertheless establish a clear fact: in spring 2025, the Guadeloupe duet was being searched on phones around the world.

One clarification is needed here, as on the 1T1 profile, because it distinguishes this site from the stories circulating online. Social media posts present “Bouwéy” as certified gold single in France by the SNEP and as number one in Nigeria on a streaming platform in 2025. During the research for this profile, as during the research for the 1T1 profile, no confirmation of that certification was found in the official SNEP sources consulted. This site therefore does not present “Bouwéy” as a certified gold single. The distinction matters all the more because the duet has since won verifiable awards documented by the press, told in the next section: there is no need for unconfirmed gold when the Caribbean Music Awards have decided.

Leave Me Alone, Ouba and the 2026 Caribbean Music Awards

Before “CHORD”, the duet had already made the most durable collective record of its period. “Leave Me Alone”, released on 6 September 2024 according to Qobuz, is credited to 1T1 with Dinho, Lejuh, Theomaa and Binksdrick. On Shazam, the record ranks among the most searched of both 1T1 and Theomaa, and in April 2025 it appeared, with “Bouwéy”, in the trending bouyon lists of the English speaking soca press. Two records from the same circle in the same lists, a few months apart: the gwada network does not produce one isolated hit, it produces a continuous presence.

On 5 December 2025, more than a year after the EP, the duet released “Ouba” as a single according to Qobuz, with an official visualizer whose credits state: composed by Qwann and 1T1, written by 1T1 and Theomaa, recorded by 1T1 and mixed by Jbreazy. Theomaa is therefore, once again, co-writer of the lyrics. The aggregator platform Viberate places “Ouba” among the most listened records of Theomaa, alongside “Bouwéy”, “Leave Me Alone” and “Wa wa Waaaw”, and it also signals a 2025 record, “Baddest”, with Matieu White and 1T1. This profile reports those aggregator elements as secondary signals, pending official credits as complete as those of the duet videos.

The documented consecration arrived at the Caribbean Music Awards. The fourth edition of the ceremony was held on 19 September at the National Academy for the Performing Arts in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, with Billboard as global media partner. Theomaa was announced in the first wave of performers on stage, alongside 1T1, and nominated for Bouyon Song of the Year. The ceremony spotlighted Dominica as the birthplace of bouyon, with the Government of Dominica as a category sponsor: the genre born in Roseau was celebrated on a Trinidadian stage, in front of Caribbean and international press.

The winners list published by the press gives the duet a double that few profiles tell in full. “Bouwéy”, by 1T1 and Theomaa, won Bouyon Song of the Year. And “Ouba”, by 1T1 and Theomaa, won French Caribbean Song of the Year. Two awards, two records, the same duet, the same shared writing signature between 1T1 and Theomaa. For an artist with no documented solo project, that double is the most solid measure of his importance: the two winning records of the bouyon and French Caribbean categories carry his name and, for both, his writing credit. Read also the profile of his partner, 1T1, and hear both records in our bouyon playlist.

Why Theomaa matters, and what this profile does not know

Theomaa matters because current bouyon gwada is a music of duets and collectives, and he is, with 1T1, its most constant singing voice. His partner label starts the public story of 1T1 with their shared record. The CCN list of emblematic bouyon artists of Guadeloupe places him in the first circle of the scene. The “New Bouyon Wave #1” session counts him among the voices of the claimed new wave. And the 2026 Caribbean Music Awards winners list crowns two of his records, of which he is co-writer. None of those four facts depends on a promotional biography: they are credits, lists and a winners list, verifiable one by one.

His case also says something about the genre itself. Bouyon was born in Dominica with bands such as WCK, and it was passed on through riddims, collective sessions and sounds, far more than through solo albums. A singer can therefore matter in this history without a solo catalogue, provided his credits are in the right place: on the record that revealed a producer, on the session that names a generation, and on the two records that an entire Caribbean ceremony designates as the best of the year in their categories. That is exactly the documented position of Theomaa.

Finally, this profile states its limits, and they are larger than for most artists on this site. No full name, no date of birth, no place of birth and no solo project by Theomaa were published in the verified sources consulted, and none is therefore printed here. Consolidated streaming figures for the artist are not published by a single official source: this profile keeps only attributed platform data, Shazam for “Bouwéy” and aggregator rankings flagged as such. The gold certification sometimes lent to “Bouwéy” on social media is not confirmed by the SNEP in the sources consulted and is not presented as a fact.

If the AB BOYZ Music label, the SNEP or the artist publish those elements, this profile will be completed, dated and corrected like every page on this site. In the meantime, listening follows the order of this profile: “Wa wa waaw” for the arrival of the duet, “Piney” and “New Bouyon Wave #1” for 2023, “Mas La Rivé” and “Leave Me Alone” for the collective, “Bouwéy” for the “CHORD” EP, then “Ouba” for the 2026 consecration, all placed back inside our history of bouyon and our new bouyon page.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Theomaa?

Theomaa is a bouyon singer from the Guadeloupe scene, known as the creative partner of 1T1. In December 2025, CCN, Caraib Creole News, named him among the most emblematic bouyon artists of the moment in Guadeloupe, with Lejuh, 1T1, Piscine OSP, Aknose and Shanika. No full name or date of birth was published in the verified sources, so this site prints none.

What did Theomaa win at the Caribbean Music Awards?

Two awards, with 1T1, at the fourth Caribbean Music Awards, on 19 September in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. “Bouwéy” won Bouyon Song of the Year, and “Ouba” won French Caribbean Song of the Year. Theomaa was also announced among the performers on stage at that edition.

Did Theomaa write “Bouwéy” and “Ouba”?

Yes, according to the official credits published under the videos. “Bouwéy”, taken from the 1T1 CHORD EP released on 13 December 2024, was composed by 1T1 and Dinho and written by 1T1 and Theomaa. “Ouba”, released on 5 December 2025, was composed by Qwann and 1T1 and written by 1T1 and Theomaa. On both winning records of the duet, Theomaa is therefore co-writer of the lyrics, not only a guest singer.

What is the first known record by Theomaa?

“Wa wa waaw”, with 1T1, dated 2022 in the platform catalogues. The AB BOYZ Music label presents that record as the one through which 1T1 became known to the wider public, revealing the bouyon style. The record still ranks among the most searched records of both artists on Shazam years after its release.

Is “Bouwéy” certified gold single in France?

Social media posts present “Bouwéy” as a gold single certified by the SNEP. During the research for this profile, no confirmation was found in the official SNEP sources consulted, so this site does not present that certification as verified. The established facts are the December 2024 CHORD EP, the record No. 48 position on the Shazam global chart in spring 2025, and its Bouyon Song of the Year win at the 2026 Caribbean Music Awards.

Does Theomaa have a solo project?

No solo project, album or EP, by Theomaa was published in the verified sources consulted for this profile. His documented work is collective: the duet with 1T1, the records of the gwada circle with Lejuh, Aknose and Binksdrick, and the “New Bouyon Wave #1” session by D0 Production of 29 September 2023, with Tiitii NBA, Nils, Dj Softee and Aknose. If a solo project is released, this profile will be completed and dated.

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