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Saint Martin Bouyon group

Tolly Boyz

Saint Martin, 2015. Bouyon plays everywhere at parties, but no track ever comes from the island itself. Tolly Boyz changes that. The trio forms one April night on a bus at Sandy Ground — Youry Fleming, Mathieu Richardson, Wizito. YMW to the inner circle. Next day, they record Tolly she want at Madtwoz studios on beats made by D-mitri, Youry's older brother. Two years later, On Plonge feat Bilix explodes to 511,000 YouTube views in two months, becomes the 2017 SXM carnival anthem, and the local press crowns them inventors of Saint Martin Bouyon. Tolly Boyz is the pillar that opens the entire SXM scene. Everything else is written after them.

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Role
Saint Martin Bouyon group
Origin
Sandy Ground, Saint Martin
Period
2015-2017
Territories
Saint Martin · Sint Maarten · Caribbean

Why this profile matters

Saint Martin, 2015. Bouyon plays everywhere at parties, but no track ever comes from the island. Tolly Boyz changes that. One April night, on a bus at Sandy Ground, 18-year-old Youry Fleming hums his first line — Tolly she want — in front of his neighbor Mathieu and his friend Wizito. That same night, Wizito performs it at a party. The crowd reacts hard. Next day, the trio is at Madtwoz studios on D-mitri's beats, Youry's older brother. Two years later, On Plonge feat Bilix drops January 29, 2017 with a G-Islands video. la presse SXM counts 511,000+ YouTube views in two months and frames it as the likely SXM carnival anthem. In April 2017, the trio takes the main Carnival Village stage at the Youth Extravaganza, and both French and English press (Faxinfo, la presse SXM) pick up the whole Sandy Ground / YMW story. SXM Bouyon is not a separate musical subgenre — it's a geographic scene. And Tolly Boyz is the pillar that opens it. Every Saint Martin name that follows — BRG Hollywood, C4, Xavvoknockin, the 2025 platform wave — is written after them.

Verified timeline

  1. April 2015, party bus at Sandy Ground (Saint Martin): 18-year-old Youry Fleming hums the first verse of Tolly she want. Wizito then performs it at a party in front of the crowd; the immediate reaction pushes the group to record the next day.

  2. First recording of Tolly she want at Madtwoz studios in Sandy Ground, with instrumentals composed by D-mitri, Youry Fleming's brother and a local beatmaker tied to the group.

  3. February 17, 2017: public release of On Plonge feat Bilix on SoundCloud, categorized as Bouyon. It is the most direct platform trace of SXM Bouyon, also strengthening the bridge with the Gwada transition through Bilix.

  4. January 29, 2017: YouTube release of On Plonge, with a video by Guadeloupean crew G-Islands. SoualigaPost reports over 511,000 views in two months and frames it as the likely anthem of Saint Martin's 2017 carnival.

  5. April 2017: The Daily Herald announces Tolly Boys on the main Carnival Village stage at the Youth Extravaganza; the English-language SXM press picks up the Sandy Ground / On Plonge / YMW timeline.

  6. Release of Mannequin Challenge, second confirmed track of the Tolly Boyz matrix, in the wake of On Plonge and the carnival stage win.

  7. The story is picked up by Faxinfo and local French-language press naming Tolly Boys as inventors of the Saint Martin Bouyon.

  8. Sparsely documented period: no major confirmed Bouyon platform releases under the Tolly Boyz name. SXM scene leaves fewer platform traces. The profile keeps the editorial caution stance (ch VI).

  9. The SXM signal returns through another generation: BRG Hollywood, Xavvoknockin / Xavern Labega and the Strictly the Best Festival Bouyon Edition (April 2025, 5,000+ fans), without erasing the 2015-2017 Tolly Boyz crystallization.

Tracks / markers

2015

Tolly She Want

First recorded Saint Martin Bouyon track (Madtwoz studios, Sandy Ground).

2017

On Plonge (feat Bilix)

2017 SXM carnival anthem, G-Islands music video, 511,000+ YouTube views in two months, bridge with the Gwada transition via Bilix.

2017

Mannequin Challenge

Secondary track confirmed in the wake of the 2017 carnival.

2016

Toly She Want (instrumental Bouyon 2K16)

Bouyon remix / instrumental attached to the Tolly name around 2016, archived on SoundCloud with DJ Weez credit.

Related chapters

Saint-Martin s'éveilleTransition Gwada

Sources

  1. SoualigaPost — Les Tolly Boy's, inventeurs du bouyon saint-martinois

    Central 2017 local source: Sandy Ground, April 2015 party bus, members Youry/Mathieu/Wizito, beatmaker D-mitri, On Plonge 511,000+ views, G-Islands video.

    https://www.soualigapost.com/fr/actualite/13022/culture/les-tolly-boy%E2%80%99s-inventeurs-du-bouyon-saint-martinois
  2. The Daily Herald — Tolly Boys, Who Are They?

    "2017 English-language SXM coverage: Carnival Village, Youth Extravaganza, YMW members."

    https://www.thedailyherald.sx/supplements/out-n-about/tolly-boys-who-are-they
  3. Faxinfo — Les Tolly Boys, inventeurs du bouyon saint-martinois

    French-language pickup of the SoualigaPost story; confirms the local designation.

    https://www.faxinfo.fr/les-tolly-boys-inventeurs-du-bouyon-saint-martinois/
  4. SoundCloud — YMW (Tolly Boys) Ft Bilix, On Plonge

    Public Bouyon platform trace, published February 17, 2017.

    https://soundcloud.com/fuego-dale-mas/on-plonge
  5. SoualigaPost EN — The Tolly Boy's, creators of the Bouyon in Saint-Martin

    "English version: confirms D-mitri as Youry's brother and a local beatmaker."

    https://www.soualigapost.com/en/news/13156/culture/tolly-boys-creators-bouyon-saint-martin
  6. Shazam — BRG Hollywood feat Gwada G, WTHelly Bouyon

    2025 SXM platform trace, BankrollGang label, production Xavvoknockin / Xavern Labega, post-Tolly Boyz SXM return signal.

    https://www.shazam.com/nl-nl/song/1814629785/wthelly-bouyon-feat-gwada-g
  7. la presse dominicaine — Strictly the Best Festival Bouyon Edition

    First all-Bouyon edition in St. Maarten, April 26, 2025, 5,000+ fans, Mr Ridge finale.

    https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/inaugural-bouyon-festival-in-st-maarten-ends-with-unifying-moment/
  8. SoundCloud — DJ WeeZz remix Toly She Want instrumental Bouyon 2K16

    Instrumental remix around the Tolly track preserved on SoundCloud, DJ Weez credit 2016.

    https://m.soundcloud.com/weezzi-starzz/dj-weezz-remix-nwawizito-toly-she-want-instrumental-bouyon-2k16-lsniak