2020s
Kay vé yo
marker single
SH
Bouyon artist
Shanika
In July 2023, Shanika — real name Maeva Ingrid Alphonse — drops "Kay vé yo", a single that became the summer hit on the back of the viral catchphrase "Je m'appelle Shanika et j'adore le Nutella". From Guadeloupe, she then toured France, Germany, Réunion, Martinique and French Guiana. A remix with Mr Vegas followed, then the "Replay" EP in April 2025, plus key features with 1T1, Miky Ding La, MiiMii KDS and Little Boy.
- Role
- Bouyon artist
- Origin
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2020s
- Territories
- Caribbean · Guadeloupe · France
Why this profile matters
Maeva Ingrid Alphonse, aka Shanika, dropped "Kay vé yo" in July 2023 and landed one of the most-shared Bouyon Gwada singles of the year. The line "Je m'appelle Shanika et j'adore le Nutella" turned into a TikTok meme that reached well beyond the French Caribbean. She rolled straight into a touring stretch: France, Germany, Réunion, Martinique, French Guiana. That same year, "Sa dou" with 1T1 and Miky Ding La placed her on the bridge between the first Gwada wave and the New Bouyon Wave. A remix with Mr Vegas — the Jamaican dancehall legend — pushed her name past the Bouyon circuit, and she released the "Replay" EP in April 2025. On the 2024-2026 feature side, "Knock Knock" with MiiMii KDS, "Mwen ki pa bon" with Little Boy, "Woman" with Miky Ding La and "She miss me" with Edday and Jixels confirm her spot in the contemporary Bouyon network.
Verified timeline
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Sa Dou links her with 1T1 and Miky Ding La.
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Kay ve yo is a discographic marker for her women-in-Bouyon axis.
Tracks / markers
2023
Sa dou
with 1T1, Miky Ding La
2026
She miss me
with Edday, Jixels
2026
Everyday
with YSN
2024
Knock Knock
with MiiMii KDS
2024
Mwen ki pa bon
with Little Boy
2024
Sa ka bay
with DJ Taffy
2025
Woman
with Miky Ding La
2025
Yo wont
with DJ Luchshiy
Sourced musical collaborations
2023
Sa dou
2026
She miss me
2026
Everyday
2024
Knock Knock
2024
Mwen ki pa bon
2024
Sa ka bay
2025
Woman
2025
Yo wont
Related chapters
Sources
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Audit Bouyon — WCMF / Bouyon Assembly, a consolider https://www.caribbeanlife.com/dominica-launches-25th-world-creole-music-festival/
Profiles linked by musical collaboration
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.
MI
Bouyon artist
Miky Ding La
Miky Ding La is one of the voices of the first hardcore Bouyon Gwada wave — the one that followed the Gwada Act II carried by Vador, DJ Joe and Asa Banton. As early as 2013, he dropped "Bitin woz" on les plateformes streaming — a single that placed him in the same lane as Kassidje, Ghetto Princess, Sted Kila and Haterz B. Ten years later, he came back with "Sa dou" alongside 1T1 and Shanika in 2023, proving he bridges the Gwada pioneers and the New Bouyon Wave platform era.
ED
Bouyon artist
Edday
Edday — real name Eddy Vanerot — is one of the solo voices of the Gwada Bouyon transition. As early as 2019, he dropped "Ouu La La" with Reo and "Ti KoKa" with Bilix, LaRose and VJ Ben — two singles that anchored the transition. Six years later, "You Mad" 2025 with Reo, DJ Luchshiy and Jixels confirms he's still part of the chain linking the pre and post New Bouyon Wave eras.
JI
Bouyon artist
Jixels
Jixels — real name Jonathan Elusca, from Guadeloupe — is at the same time an artist, beatmaker and musician. From 2024, his name starts showing up regularly in the credits with "WIFI Freestyle" and "Adios Amigos". In 2025, "Nouveau La" with BRG Hollywood plugs him into Saint-Martin. In 2026, "Jéré Sa" with DJ Softee, Edday, DJ Boko and YSN locks his place. His catalog runs through Reo, DJ Luchshiy, LeJuh, Aknose, Luky Lukee, Shanika and Edday.
YS
Beatmaker · composer
YSN
YSN — real name Nicolas Lanclume — is a Guadeloupean beatmaker and composer. Since 2024, his name keeps coming back on the releases that shape the New Bouyon Wave: "Manawa" with Aknose in 2024, then in 2025 "Pran On Pyé" with 1T1, Le Juh and Qwann, "Matcha" and "Palabras" with Aknose. And in 2026, "Move" brings 1T1, Aknose, Le Juh, Theomaa and Qwann around him — proof that he's become one of the producers the new generation lays their vocals on.
MI
Artist · female Bouyon / urban voice
MiiMii KDS
MiiMii KDS is one of the major female breakthroughs in contemporary Gwada Bouyon. With 710,000 monthly Spotify listeners, direct writing and a hyperactive sound produced by DJ Skycee, she's one of the voices pulling the scene toward globalization. Her single "Sé Miimii" feat. DJ Skycee in 2025 becomes the first Bouyon single reviewed by Pitchfork. She follows up in 2026 with "In Di Corner" feat. 1T1 and an announced presence at Les Flammes.
LI
Producer · Bouyon artist
Little Boy
Little Boy — also spelled Litleboy or Lil Boy depending on platforms — is one of the central voices of late-2020s Dominican Bouyon-Soca. In 2021, he features on Reo's "Dou dou", his first platform link. Then everything speeds up: between 2024 and 2026, his name appears on roughly twenty releases, most often with Quan, Trilla G, Freddy, Trixx, Gwada G or DJ Taffy. The peak: "Someone Else" with Quan and Trilla G wins Soca Collaboration of the Year at the 2025 Caribbean Music Awards.
TA
Producer · DJ · studio
DJ Taffy
DJ Taffy, aka The Riddim Beast, is a Dominican producer and DJ whose Riddim Beast Studios build a central piece of today's Nasty Business. One foot at Notting Hill on the UK side, the other on Dominica, and a release chain stacking features with Quan, Reo, Shelly, Shanika and Edday between 2021 and 2026.