2007-2013
Premiere vague Bouyon Gwada (transmission)
DJ / connector with Vador and Asa Banton
Bouyon blog · Artist profile
DJ Joe
DJ · producer · Bouyon Gwada connector · Guadeloupe · 2007→2026
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DJ Joe is one of the three names who carry Bouyon from Dominica to Guadeloupe starting in 2007. Alongside him: Vador (Vadore Concept) and Asa Banton. Together they push the Yellow Gaza project and install 160 BPM hardcore as the new Bouyon Gwada norm. In December 2012, the Rebel Up archive holds the trace of a historic Paris set: Suppa, Gaza Girls and DJ Joe lined up in the diaspora, long before streaming platforms. A year later, the "Bouyon Hardcore 2k13" mix (155 BPM) places him among the five names that define the era, with Suppa, Gaza Girls, Doc J and Weelow. Without the bridge he opens with Vador and Asa Banton, the 2023 New Bouyon Wave wouldn't have had ready ground in Guadeloupe.
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Fact #1, on the house: , Start of the phase when Vador, Asa Banton and DJ Joe together carry Bouyon's crossing to Guadeloupe (Yellow Gaza / first Gwada wave frame).
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"Bwé rhum" (2023) is DJ Joe with who?
"Bwé rhum" (2023): DJ Joe with Asa Banton.
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Which year did "Bouyon Hardcore 2k13" come out?
"Bouyon Hardcore 2k13" came out in 2013, DJ tag in 155 BPM Mixcloud mix.
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Where is DJ Joe from?
DJ Joe is from Guadeloupe.
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The bonus fact: , Globalisation audit pass 4: DJ Joe is explicitly re-classed as Gwada connector of Era 3, not a global pillar, a scale clarification, not a devaluation.
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Who DJ Joe is
DJ Joe is one of the three names who carry Bouyon from Dominica to Guadeloupe starting in 2007. Alongside him: Vador (Vadore Concept) and Asa Banton. Together they push the Yellow Gaza project and install 160 BPM hardcore as the new Bouyon Gwada norm. In December 2012, the Rebel Up archive holds the trace of a historic Paris set: Suppa, Gaza Girls and DJ Joe lined up in the diaspora, long before streaming platforms.
A year later, the "Bouyon Hardcore 2k13" mix (155 BPM) places him among the five names that define the era, with Suppa, Gaza Girls, Doc J and Weelow. Without the bridge he opens with Vador and Asa Banton, the 2023 New Bouyon Wave wouldn't have had ready ground in Guadeloupe.
- Role
- DJ · producer · Bouyon Gwada connector
- Origin
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2007→2026
- Genres
- Bouyon · Bouyon hardcore · Dancehall
- Territories
- Guadeloupe · Dominica · France
Where to listen
Position in the canonical chain
DJ Joe holds a precise place in the Act II Gwada chain: Vador, DJ Joe and Asa Banton carry Bouyon towards Guadeloupe through the Yellow Gaza project, while Suppa founds Gaza Crew at the same time, a separate collective. The Yellow Gaza / Gaza Crew distinction is a reading key: they are two neighbouring outfits, not one. DJ Joe is attached to the Yellow Gaza side and to the DJ/carrier function, not to the collective-founder function.
Audio and stage trace, 2012-2013
The public evidence of DJ Joe's activity concentrates on two moments. First the Paris performance of December 2012 archived by Rebel Up, which lines up Suppa, Gaza Girls and DJ Joe in the same diaspora set, a marker from before streaming platforms became the main distribution surface. Then the mix `Bouyon Hardcore 2k13` (December 2013, 70 minutes at 155 BPM) which tags him alongside Suppa, Gaza Girls, Doc J and Weelow. Those traces fix DJ Joe as one of the identifiable names of the first hardcore Gwada wave, inside a massive SoundCloud / Mixcloud scene between 2011 and 2015 that the editorial archives rebuild track by track.
Continuity towards globalisation
The `Bwé rhum` 2023 credit with Asa Banton confirms DJ Joe is not a figure sealed inside the first wave: he is one of the carriers still active in the contemporary Bouyon network, connected in particular to Asa Banton, himself one of the engines of Bouyon globalisation. His perimeter is clear: DJ Joe is an Era 3 Gwada carrier, not a global pillar like Asa Banton, Mr Ridge or TIITII NBA. The distinction takes nothing away from his historic function as a Dominica-Guadeloupe pivot.
Frequently asked questions
Where is DJ Joe from?
DJ Joe is from Guadeloupe. This profile then follows the whole run: the dated timeline, the releases, the features and the circle of artists around them.
How old is DJ Joe?
This profile does not give DJ Joe's age: no verified birth date is documented here. What is documented: from Guadeloupe. The profile also lays out the releases, the features, the circle of artists around them.
Who is DJ Joe?
2007. Bouyon has just landed in Guadeloupe, and DJ Joe sets his decks on the first Yellow Gaza sets.
What are DJ Joe's key tracks?
Key tracks by DJ Joe: "Premiere vague Bouyon Gwada (transmission)" (2007-2013), "Première performance parisienne documentée (Suppa, Gaza Girls, DJ Joe)" (décembre 2012), "Bouyon Hardcore 2k13" (2013). The profile lists all 4 documented releases, with dates and sources.
THE CATALOG
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Standout releases
décembre 2012
Première performance parisienne documentée (Suppa, Gaza Girls, DJ Joe)
diaspora DJ set
2013
Bouyon Hardcore 2k13
DJ tag in 155 BPM Mixcloud mix
2023
Bwé rhum
with Asa Bantan
Full discography
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THE NETWORK
The circle
Sourced musical collaborations
2023
Bwé rhum
Other bouyon voices from Guadeloupe
In the same circle
13
tracks in catalogue
Asa Banton
Bouyon artist · Bouyon Boss · Goodwill Ambassador
- Island
- Dominica
- Period
- 2010-present
Bouyon
Profile
2
key releases
Vador
Promoter · producer · Bouyon Gwada connector
- Island
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2007-present
Bouyon
Profile
3
key releases
Suppa
Bouyon artist · Gaza Crew founder
- Island
- Dominica
- Period
- 2007-2013
BouyonBouyon Gwada
Profile
5
key releases
Gaza Crew
Bouyon Gwada collective · founded by Suppa
- Island
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2010→2013, traces 2020s
BouyonBouyon hardcore
Profile
2
tracks in catalogue
Gaza Girls Crew
Female Bouyon Gwada collective
- Island
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2010→2026
BouyonBouyon hardcore
Profile
12
tracks in catalogue
Yellow Gaza
Bouyon Gwada collective
- Island
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2020s
Bouyon
Profile
7
key releases
Doc J
Bouyon artist · first Gwada wave
- Island
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2009→2026
BouyonBouyon hardcore
Profile
16
tracks in catalogue
Weelow
Bouyon artist · first Gwada wave
- Island
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2012→2026
BouyonBouyon hardcore
Profile
The story behind the name
DJ Joe appears in these chapters of the bouyon story.
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THE TIMELINE
The dates
Year by year
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Start of the phase when Vador, Asa Banton and DJ Joe together carry Bouyon's crossing to Guadeloupe (Yellow Gaza / first Gwada wave frame).
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Booska-P places Yellow Gaza and Gaza Girls Crew as early as 2010 in the Dominica-Gwada circulation, a network in which DJ Joe is documented as connector. Booska-P, Bouyon to di world
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First documented Paris performance with Suppa, Gaza Girls and DJ Joe, Rebel Up archive / diaspora DJ blog, a marker before the mainstream era. Rebel Up, diaspora archive (Paris perfor
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The mix `Bouyon Hardcore 2k13` (70 minutes at 155 BPM, December 2013) tags DJ Joe alongside Suppa, Gaza Girls, Doc J and Weelow as era markers. Rebel Up / Mixcloud, `Bouyon Hardcore 2k
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Death of Suppa (Lincoln Robin), DJ Joe and Vador continue the transmission of the Yellow Gaza/Gaza Crew repertoire after this turning point of the first wave.
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Gwada transition phase 2016-2022: DJ Joe remains referenced in the Acte II Gwada canonical chain, without being among the driving names of the transition (DJ Weez, Bilix, Kevni, Edday, Lunik).
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`Bwé rhum` with Asa Bantan documents his active presence in the recent Bouyon network and the bridge to the globalisation led by Asa.
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Globalisation audit pass 4: DJ Joe is explicitly re-classed as Gwada connector of Era 3, not a global pillar, a scale clarification, not a devaluation.
THE PROOF
The sources
Sources
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Dossier Bouyon, DJ premiere vague Gwada https://pepseeactus.com/
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Dossier Bouyon, TIITII NBA
Framing document reclassing DJ Joe as Gwada connector of Era 3, not a global pillar.
https://tiitii-nba.com/bouyon/ -
Booska-P, Bouyon to di world
Reference article placing Yellow Gaza and Gaza Girls in 2010 within the Dominica-Gwada circulation.
https://www.booska-p.com/musique/bouyon-to-di-world-comment-le-genre-a-conquis-le-monde/ -
Rebel Up, diaspora archive (Paris performance, décembre 2012)
Diaspora blog archive documenting the first Paris performance Suppa / Gaza Girls / DJ Joe.
https://www.rebelup.org/author/seb/page/112/ -
Rebel Up / Mixcloud, `Bouyon Hardcore 2k13`
Bouyon hardcore mix 70 minutes at 155 BPM, December 2013, tags DJ Joe with Suppa, Gaza Girls, Doc J and Weelow.
https://www.rebelup.org/tag/french-antilles/ -
Chronologie du Bouyon par périodes
Editorial chronology of Bouyon eras (Dominica foundations, Gwada Acte II, Transition, NBW).
https://tiitii-nba.com/bouyon/ -
Discographies Bouyon par période
Mapping table for discographies, active eras and 2011-2026 credits.
https://tiitii-nba.com/bouyon/ch-07-new-bouyon-wave/
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