2015
Tolly She Want
Tolly Boyz / YMW founding member, first Madtwoz recording.
MA
Bouyon artist, founding member of Tolly Boyz
Mathieu Richardson
Mathieu grows up in Sandy Ground, right next door to Youry. April 2015: he's on the bus when Youry hums his line for the first time — Tolly she want. He's the neighbor, the first to hear it. The next day, the trio rushes to Madtwoz studios to record. The M in YMW is him. Two years later, he steps onto the Carnival Village stage with the group while On Plonge feat Bilix crosses 511,000 YouTube views — the first real Bouyon track to drop from SXM.
- 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
Mathieu Richardson is the M in YMW — the trio's acronym. la presse SXM names him as Youry's direct neighbor in Sandy Ground, present from day one. In April 2015, on a bus at Sandy Ground, he's the one in front of whom Youry hums his line for the first time. A few hours later Wizito performs it at a party, and the next day the trio records at Madtwoz studios on D-mitri's beats. Mathieu is on the three confirmed tracks: Tolly she want in 2015, On Plonge feat Bilix on January 29, 2017 (511,000+ YouTube views in two months per la presse SXM) and Mannequin Challenge in 2017. In April 2017, he takes the main Carnival Village stage at the Youth Extravaganza with the group — confirmed by la presse SXM. After 2017, his name disappears from platforms, but the gesture stands: a Sandy Ground teenager who happens to be there, at the right moment, saying yes to a project born on a bus.
Verified timeline
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April 2015: present in the Sandy Ground party bus when Youry Fleming hums the first verse of Tolly she want. SoualigaPost names him as Youry's direct neighbor.
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The next day, recording of Tolly she want at Madtwoz studios in Sandy Ground on instrumentals composed by D-mitri (Youry's brother).
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January 29, 2017: YouTube release of On Plonge feat Bilix with a G-Islands video; Mathieu Richardson is credited within the Tolly Boyz / YMW trio.
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April 2017: Tolly Boys on the main Carnival Village stage at the Youth Extravaganza, confirmed by The Daily Herald.
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Sparsely documented period: no major public trace of Mathieu Richardson in SXM Bouyon. Post-2017 musical status to be documented (gap in ch VI).
Tracks / markers
2017
On Plonge (feat Bilix)
Tolly Boyz / YMW member; 2017 SXM carnival anthem.
2017
Mannequin Challenge
Tolly Boyz / YMW member.
Related chapters
Sources
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SoualigaPost — Les Tolly Boy's, inventeurs du bouyon saint-martinois
2017 local source: Mathieu Richardson, Youry Fleming's direct neighbor, present at the origin of Tolly she want and inside the 2015-2017 matrix.
https://www.soualigapost.com/fr/actualite/13022/culture/les-tolly-boy%E2%80%99s-inventeurs-du-bouyon-saint-martinois -
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 -
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 -
SoundCloud — YMW (Tolly Boys) Ft Bilix, On Plonge
Public SoundCloud Bouyon trace, published February 17, 2017.
https://soundcloud.com/fuego-dale-mas/on-plonge