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Bouyon artist · Gwada transition

Drexi

2019, Drexi (also spelled Drex) drops "Si Manman'w Té Sav" with Kevni and Edday — his entry into the 2016-2022 Bouyon Gwada relaunch. Four years later, in 2023, he follows up with "Mi Bouyon" featuring 1T1 — direct shift into the New Bouyon Wave. Drexi isn't one of the eight voices officially naming the NBW, but his 2019-2023 double drop places him among the artists bridging the transition and today's moment.

Gwada transitionKevni / Edday networkfeat. 1T1Warm Up candidate
Role
Bouyon artist · Gwada transition
Origin
Guadeloupe
Period
2019→2026
Territories
Guadeloupe

Why this profile matters

Drexi is one of the artists of the 2016-2022 Bouyon Gwada relaunch, documented by two releases that hold together. "Si Manman'w Té Sav" in 2019 places him with Kevni and Edday, two names carrying the relaunch. "Mi Bouyon" in 2023 pulls him toward 1T1 and the New Bouyon Wave. This 2019-2023 continuity makes him a bridge between both periods. The 2026 Warm Up crawl notes him in playlists and mixes — not part of the NBW core (1T1, TIITII NBA, DJ Softee, Aknose, Nils, Luky Lukee, Le Juh, Theomaa), but a regular collaborator of the movement. Shazam keeps him in Bilix's similar catalogue, a proximity signal. The Drex spelling is kept as a variant.

Verified timeline

  1. `Si Manman'w Té Sav` (Kevni, Edday, Drexi) — earliest marker of the documented Gwada transition.

  2. Active Gwada transition period — Drexi remains referenced in the editorial map alongside Kevni, Edday, Bilix.

  3. `Mi Bouyon` (1T1 x Drexi) on la plateforme caribéenne — Bouyon Drexi platform high marker.

  4. Inclusion in the Warm Up map as candidate (playlists / mixes). Not included in the NBW canonical composition.

Tracks / markers

2019

Si Manman'w Té Sav

feat. Kevni and Edday

2023

Mi Bouyon

with 1T1

Sourced musical collaborations

2023

Mi Bouyon

1T1

Related chapters

Transition GwadaNew Bouyon Wave

Sources

  1. Shazam — Bilix similar artists / Drexi trace

    https://www.shazam.com/artist/bilix/405162184
  2. Bouyon active-era discographies - internal crawl notes

    Mapping table Gwada transition — Drexi 2019-2023.

    https://tiitii-nba.com/bouyon/ch-07-new-bouyon-wave/

Profiles linked by musical collaboration

KE

Bouyon artist

Kevni

Kevni — real name Sandy Kevin Tel-agnesa, from Petit-Canal in Guadeloupe — spent nine years building a YouTube presence before things took off. In 2017, "Corsaire" finally placed him in Guadeloupean dancehall. In 2018, "Olaleyley" pulled his audience onto Bouyon ground — a single that became a reference across Caribbean sound systems. Since 2023, he's been chaining features with TIITII NBA and the entire new Gwada wave.

transition GwadaNew Bouyon Wavecatalogue
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1T

Artist · producer · beatmaker

1T1

1T1 — real name Terry Baptiste — is the voice-producer behind much of the Guadeloupean New Bouyon Wave. Guadeloupean father, Guyanese mother. At age 3, his uncle Thierry Cham introduces him to gwoka. Ten years on percussion, a production school in France, then keyboard self-taught on YouTube. His single "Bouwéy" feat. Theomaa is certified gold, crosses 18 million views on YouTube and is nominated at the 2026 Flammes Awards in the Caribbean song category. The CHORD album drops in December 2024, and he follows up in 2026 with the single "In Di Corner" feat. MiiMii KDS.

New Bouyon Waveproducer-artistWarm UpGwada structuring
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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.

Sa Ka Debodetransition GwadaMr Boka
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