2013
Tout est Permis
lead artist, SoundCloud arendirondo
AR
Bouyon artist · first-wave connector
Arendi
Arendi — also known as Arendi Rondo — is one of the early Bouyon Gwada voices to leave a public trace. As far back as March 2013, he dropped "Tout est Permis" on SoundCloud, long before streaming platforms took over Bouyon distribution. After a pause, he came back in 2017 with "Viniw" and "Holiday", then landed a key feature on "Je l'ai vu" with HollyG and VJ Ben in 2021 — a single that would open the post-COVID cycle and pave the way for the New Bouyon Wave.
- Role
- Bouyon artist · first-wave connector
- Origin
- Gourbeyre, Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2013→2026
- Territories
- Guadeloupe
Why this profile matters
In March 2013, when Arendi posted "Tout est Permis" on his SoundCloud, Bouyon Gwada was still spreading through digital word-of-mouth. That date makes him one of the oldest active names from the first Guadeloupean wave — the 2011-2015 era, before Spotify became the main playing field. After a quieter stretch, he came back in 2017 with "Viniw" and "Holiday", two singles that clearly switched to Bouyon. But everything sped up in 2021: "Je l'ai vu" with HollyG and VJ Ben dropped a feature that opened the post-COVID cycle, the 2023 "Charles V Remix" extended the momentum, and "Mielleux" came out in 2026 with YSN and 6tresses. Eleven years after his debut, Arendi is still here.
Verified timeline
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SoundCloud `arendirondo` releases `Tout est Permis` (March 2013) and several other Bouyon tracks. Public first-wave trace.
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General Bouyon Gwada lull after Suppa's death. Arendi remains active but without major public traces.
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Bouyon revival documented by LBTM Booking — Arendi returns to the Guadeloupean stage network.
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`Viniw` and `Holiday` singles (Apple Music / Qobuz) consolidate his Bouyon turn.
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`Je l'ai vu` (HollyG, Arendi, VJ Ben) — one of the post-COVID tracks that paves the way for the 2023 New Bouyon Wave.
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`Je l'ai vu (Charles V Remix)` with HollyG — platform revival of the 2021 track.
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`Mielleux` with YSN and 6tresses — Arendi remains connected to the platform network and confirms his cross-generational role.
Tracks / markers
2010s
Viniw
single Apple Music / Qobuz
2010s
Holiday
Bouyon turn
2021
Je l'ai vu
with HollyG and VJ Ben
2023
Je l'ai vu (Charles V Remix)
with Holly G
2026
Mielleux
with YSN and 6tresses
Sourced musical collaborations
Related chapters
Sources
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Shazam — Bilix similar artists / Arendi trace https://www.shazam.com/artist/bilix/405162184
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SoundCloud — `arendirondo` (`Tout est Permis` mars 2013)
Direct SoundCloud trace — first Bouyon Gwada wave 2013.
https://m.soundcloud.com/arendirondo -
Apple Music — Arendi
Apple Music artist page — Viniw / Holiday catalogue.
https://music.apple.com/de/artist/arendi/1202425003 -
Qobuz — Arendi
Qobuz catalogue — documented Bouyon discography.
https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/interpreter/arendi/2965842 -
LBTM Booking — fiche artiste Arendi
Booking profile — 2017+ Bouyon revival.
https://www.lbtm-booking.com/artistes/arendi/ -
Bouyon agents complement lacunes 2026
Documents `Je l'ai vu` 2021 HollyG / Arendi / VJ Ben.
https://tiitii-nba.com/bouyon/ -
Histoire datee Bouyon — eres 2026
Chronology — first wave 2009-2015, transition 2016-2022.
https://tiitii-nba.com/bouyon/
Profiles linked by musical collaboration
HO
Female group · Gwada Bouyon
Holly G
2021, Holly G drops "Bandit" and lands a strong female voice in Gwada Bouyon. Three years later, she's nominated at the BET Awards 2024 in the Best New International Act category — first Guadeloupean artist at that level. In between: her feature on "Je l'ai vu" with Arendi and VJ Ben, then her collab with Theodora on "Coller la petite" in 2025. A trajectory paving the way for Bouyon's global crossover.
VJ
DJ · producer · transition collaborator
VJ Ben
VJ Ben has been spinning as a DJ since 2013, but in 2021 his production work shifts into high gear. When he produces "Je l'ai vu" with HollyG and Arendi, he lays down the beat that opens the post-COVID Bouyon Gwada cycle — the window that directly paves the way for the 2023 New Bouyon Wave. Two years earlier, he was already credited as producer on "Ti KoKa" 2019 with Bilix, LaRose and Edday. The "Charles V Remix" 2023 relaunches the track on the platform chain. A pivot producer, not a global pillar — but the New Bouyon Wave was built on his beats.
YS
Beatmaker · composer
YSN
YSN — real name Nicolas Lanclume — is a Guadeloupean beatmaker and composer. Since 2024, his name keeps coming back on the releases that shape the New Bouyon Wave: "Manawa" with Aknose in 2024, then in 2025 "Pran On Pyé" with 1T1, Le Juh and Qwann, "Matcha" and "Palabras" with Aknose. And in 2026, "Move" brings 1T1, Aknose, Le Juh, Theomaa and Qwann around him — proof that he's become one of the producers the new generation lays their vocals on.
BI
Bouyon artist
Bilix
Bilix — real name Franck Offranc, born 1988 in Anse-Bertrand — discovered music as a child through the Ka, Guadeloupe's traditional drum. He drops "Bodé Apiyé" in 2011 when Bouyon Gwada has no name yet. Five years later, in January 2016, "Sa Ka Débodé" with Mr Boka on a DJ Weez composition becomes one of the hits restarting the scene after Suppa's death. In 2025, his feature on "Long Spoon" with Triple Kay International plugs him straight into the Dominican live scene — a rare crossing for a Guadeloupean artist.
SU
Bouyon artist · Gaza Crew founder
Suppa
On November 16, 2011, Suppa uploads "I Don't Kow" to the Vadore Concept SoundCloud. Nobody knows it yet, but it's one of the very first public audio traces of Bouyon Gwada that survives today. Lincoln Robin by his real name, Suppa is Dominican-born, Guadeloupe-based, and he carries the lead voice of the first wave (Act II). He founds Gaza Crew, crosses the Atlantic to Paris in December 2012, and keeps circulating across the European scene through 2013. That same year, he is killed in Guadeloupe. The scene loses its central singer barely 25 years old.
GA
Bouyon Gwada collective · founded by Suppa
Gaza Crew
In the early 2010s, when Suppa (Lincoln Robin) lands in Guadeloupe from Dominica, he does not just join Yellow Gaza. He founds his own collective: Gaza Crew. Not a clone, not a branch — a neighbouring entity, centred on him. For three years, this collective carries 160 BPM hardcore Bouyon with releases that stay in people's memory: the Vadore Concept SoundCloud trace in 2011, the Gaza Girls' "Sa Zot Vle" single the same year, the December 2012 Paris set in the diaspora. In 2013, Suppa dies. The collective stops, but its memory still feeds the entire contemporary Bouyon Gwada.
GA
Female Bouyon Gwada collective
Gaza Girls Crew
2010, Bouyon Gwada starts circulating between Dominica and Guadeloupe. Five women form Gaza Girls Crew: Kassidje (Jessica Petro), Gaza Izzy, La Barbie, DJ'Angel and Ghetto Princess. They ride at 160 BPM hardcore in a scene institutions are already trying to slow down — la presse dominicaine documents the tension in 2012. Distinct from Gaza Crew (Suppa's collective) and Yellow Gaza (Vador, DJ Joe, Asa Banton), they drop "Sa Zot Vle" on the Bouyon Concept label in 2011, then "A PA TAW" the same year. The December 2012 Paris set takes them into the diaspora. Bouyon's women are there more than ten years before the New Bouyon Wave.
JO
DJ · producer · Bouyon Gwada connector
DJ Joe
2007. Bouyon has just landed in Guadeloupe, and DJ Joe sets his decks on the first Yellow Gaza sets. With Vador and Asa Banton, he's one of the three who carry the 160 BPM hardcore sound from Dominica to Pointe-à-Pitre. In December 2012, he hits a Paris stage with Suppa and the Gaza Girls — one of the first times Bouyon Gwada steps outside the Caribbean. Ten years later, he drops "Bwé rhum" with Asa Bantan in 2023 and proves he never left the table.