Bilix

From Anse-Bertrand to the Ka: a childhood training and Bodé Apiyé 2011

Franck Offranc, alias Bilix, is born in 1988 in Anse-Bertrand, Guadeloupe. He discovers music as a child through the Ka, the traditional Guadeloupean drum, a detail that weighs on any reading of his catalogue, because the Ka is one of the rhythmic foundations Bouyon Gwada inherits and transforms. When Bilix lays down "Bodé Apiyé" in 2011, Bouyon Gwada does not yet have a structured public name. That single is one of the oldest traces of the pre-2012 period, which makes it a useful archive piece for rebuilding the chronology of the scene. Bilix positions himself as a witness and an actor across successive Bouyon cycles, not as the voice of a single generation.

Sa Ka Débodé, January 2016: the restart after Suppa's death

In January 2016, Bilix releases "Sa Ka Débodé" with Mr Boka over a DJ Weez composition. Shazam credits the full team: Bilix, Mr Boka, DJ Weez, Lsbeatz Litleboy and Franck Offranc. The timing matters, the single arrives after the 2014-2015 trough that follows the death of Suppa, founder of Gaza Crew. The scene is looking for new air, and "Sa Ka Débodé" becomes one of the hits that restarts the momentum. Bilix settles in as one of the voices of that restart, with DJ Weez, Kevni and Edday. In 2019, "Ti KoKa" gathers VJ Ben, LaRose and Edday around him, a piece that comes back regularly in the Edday and LaRose profiles as a structural marker of the Transition Gwada cycle. His declared influences: Bob Marley and Erykah Badu, which shed light on an approach less hardcore than one might expect from an actor of the 2016 scene.

Long Spoon 2025: the rare bridge with Triple Kay International

In 2025, the featuring on "Long Spoon" with Triple Kay International and Sonic Tazzy crosses a rare threshold: a Guadeloupean artist invited onto a live title by one of the historic Dominican pillars of Bouyon. Triple Kay International is one of the Dominican bands that has carried the genre since the 1990s, and their openness to a Guadeloupean featuring is an editorial signal. On the recent side, "TONIGHT" in 2026 with DJ Skycee shows Bilix still feeding the active network of the scene. The profile sits in the Transition Gwada chapter, the 2014-2022 period when the scene restructures after Suppa's death. The Bilix profile is valuable to the story: he bridges the pre-2012 era and the post-Suppa one, and his 2011-2025 catalogue maps fifteen years of uninterrupted activity.