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Collective / Bouyon artist · Warm Up

KEKS MAFIA

On December 15, 2022, KEKS MAFIA — real name Kev Leonard — releases a single that sets the tone: "Bouyon Warm Up". It's the first solid official release of the Warm Up subgenre, the slower-tempo branch of Bouyon between 125 and 134 BPM. Two earlier releases exist — "1T1-bouyon warm up akiyo" from November 15, 2021 and "Kay'J × Ckay - Emiliana (Warm Up Bouyon)" from December 30, 2021 — but KEKS MAFIA is the one laying down the first official discographic inscription. In 2024, he drops "Krikéy" with Totally Spice's in Guadeloupe. In 2025, "Say My Name" with Sukie extends the Burn Brain / Nasty Business network.

Bouyon Warm Upfirst official Warm Up cataloguehumor / nastyKev Leonard
Role
Collective / Bouyon artist · Warm Up
Origin
Dominica
Period
2017-present
Genres
Bouyon · Warm Up · Nasty Business
Territories
Dominica · Guadeloupe · Caribbean
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Why this profile matters

Warm Up is defined by its function: it's the Bouyon DJs play to prep the dancefloor before moving up to hardcore. That temporal zone sets it apart from Mr Ridge's Nasty Business (defined by rawer attitude / lyrics) and from Fallon's RnBouyon (stylistic fusion with R&B vocals). Three subgenres, three distinct logics. KEKS MAFIA thus plays a key role in the official locking-in of Warm Up across 13 months between November 2021 and December 2022. On the Strictly the Best Festival — Bouyon Edition SXM lineup on April 26, 2025 (5,000 fans, II Brothers Entertainment). His network stretches toward Sukie, Totally Spice's, TIITII NBA, DJ Softee, 1T1 and Mr Ridge — nearly the entire core of today's Bouyon.

Verified timeline

  1. First public trace of the collective / artist on the Dominican scene — humor / nasty network.

  2. "KEKS MAFIA - Bouyon Warm Up" released December 15, 2022 — first solid official catalogue track of the Warm Up subgenre.

  3. "Krikéy" collaboration with Totally Spice's (Guadeloupe) — bridge between Dominican Bouyon and Gwada female duo.

  4. "Say My Name" with Sukie extends the Burn Brain / Nasty Business network. Programming at Strictly the Best Festival — Bouyon Edition SXM (April 26, 2025).

Tracks / markers

2022

Bouyon Warm Up

first official Warm Up catalogue track — December 2022

2024

Krikéy

with Totally Spice's (Guadeloupe) — inter-island bridge

2025

Say My Name

feat Sukie — Burn Brain / Nasty network

Same movement

TIITII NBA rides the same wave. His current single is out.

Play the single

Sourced musical collaborations

Related chapters

Chapter VIII — Warm UpChapter IX — Global Crossover

Frequently asked questions

Where is KEKS MAFIA from?

KEKS MAFIA is a group from Dominica.

When was KEKS MAFIA formed?

KEKS MAFIA was formed in 2017, in Dominica.

Sources

  1. Audit Bouyon — check-up Warm Up

    KEKS MAFIA cited as first official Warm Up catalogue track (December 15, 2022).

    https://tiitii-nba.com/bouyon/ch-08-warm-up/
  2. Bouyon — synthèse éditoriale (recherche interne)

    KEKS MAFIA ranked

    https://tiitii-nba.com/bouyon/
  3. Bouyon active-era discographies — internal research notes

    KEKS MAFIA Warm Up network — DJ Taffy, TIITII NBA, Khallion.

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

Profiles linked by musical collaboration

Into Bouyon?

Go listen to TIITII NBA, the artist carrying the wave.

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