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Bouyon artist, founding member of Tolly Boyz

Bernard Gumbs

April 2015, Sandy Ground. Youry has just hummed three words on the bus. That same night, Wizito grabs the mic at a party and performs Tolly she want in front of the crowd to see how the room responds. They react hard. That reaction is what decides everything — next morning, they're at Madtwoz studios. The W in YMW is his stage name. Bernard Gumbs on the birth certificate. Without him in front of the crowd that night, the first Bouyon track actually made in Saint Martin might never have dropped.

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Role
Bouyon artist, founding member of Tolly Boyz
Origin
Sandy Ground, Saint Martin
Period
2015-2017
Territories
Saint Martin · Sint Maarten

Why this profile matters

Wizito is Bernard Gumbs on the birth certificate — the W in YMW. His role in the Tolly Boyz story comes down to one precise scene: April 2015 at Sandy Ground, Youry has just hummed his line on the bus, and he asks Wizito to perform it at a party in front of the crowd to see if it catches. Wizito does it. la presse SXM tells what follows — the crowd reacts hard, strong enough that the trio rushes to Madtwoz studios the next day to record on D-mitri's beats, Youry's older brother. Wizito appears on everything that drops after that: Tolly she want in 2015, then On Plonge feat Bilix on January 29, 2017 (G-Islands video, 511,000+ YouTube views in two months, SoundCloud version on February 17 as YMW (Tolly Boys) Ft Bilix — On Plonge), then Mannequin Challenge in the wake. In April 2017, la presse SXM announces Tolly Boys on the main Carnival Village stage at the Youth Extravaganza. His role sums up in one line: he carried Youry's verse from the bus to the crowd, and from the crowd to the studio.

Verified timeline

  1. April 2015: at Sandy Ground (Saint Martin), Youry Fleming asks Wizito to perform the Tolly she want verse at a party to test the crowd's reaction.

  2. After the crowd's reaction, the trio records Tolly she want the next day at Madtwoz studios, on instrumentals composed by D-mitri (Youry's brother).

  3. January 29, 2017: YouTube release of On Plonge feat Bilix, likely 2017 SXM carnival anthem. Wizito is one of three credited Tolly Boyz / YMW members.

  4. April 2017: The Daily Herald announces Tolly Boys on the main Carnival Village stage at the Youth Extravaganza, with Wizito among the trio.

  5. Sparsely documented period: no major public trace of Wizito in SXM Bouyon. Post-2017 musical status to be documented (gap in ch VI).

Tracks / markers

2015

Tolly She Want

First public performance at Sandy Ground; Tolly Boyz / YMW founding member.

2017

On Plonge (feat Bilix)

Tolly Boyz / YMW member; 2017 SXM carnival anthem.

2017

Mannequin Challenge

Tolly Boyz / YMW member.

Related chapters

Saint-Martin s'éveille

Sources

  1. SoualigaPost — Les Tolly Boy's, inventeurs du bouyon saint-martinois

    2017 local source: Wizito sings Tolly she want publicly at Sandy Ground at Youry's request; triggers the Madtwoz recording.

    https://www.soualigapost.com/fr/actualite/13022/culture/les-tolly-boy%E2%80%99s-inventeurs-du-bouyon-saint-martinois
  2. The Daily Herald — Tolly Boys, Who Are They?

    "2017 SXM press: Carnival Village, Youth Extravaganza, YMW members."

    https://www.thedailyherald.sx/supplements/out-n-about/tolly-boys-who-are-they
  3. SoualigaPost EN — The Tolly Boy's, creators of the Bouyon in Saint-Martin

    "English version: 2015-2017 timeline and reach beyond the island."

    https://www.soualigapost.com/en/news/13156/culture/tolly-boys-creators-bouyon-saint-martin
  4. SoundCloud — YMW (Tolly Boys) Ft Bilix, On Plonge

    Public SoundCloud Bouyon trace, published February 17, 2017.

    https://soundcloud.com/fuego-dale-mas/on-plonge