2010-2012
Yellow Gaza / Gaza Girls axis
first Gwada wave
YE
Bouyon Gwada collective
Yellow Gaza
Yellow Gaza is one of the pillar projects of Act II of Bouyon in Guadeloupe (2007-2013). Driven by Vador, DJ Joe and Asa Banton, the collective was the first stage bridge between Dominica and Guadeloupe: it opened the road for Gaza Girls, Suppa and the whole Guadeloupean generation that followed. Distinct from Gaza Crew (founded by Suppa), Yellow Gaza remains a founding trace in the Bouyon Gwada memory long before the platform era.
- Role
- Bouyon Gwada collective
- Origin
- Guadeloupe
- Period
- 2020s
- Territories
- Guadeloupe
Why this profile matters
Around 2007, when Cédrick Raboteur — better known as Vador / Vadore — started organising the first Bouyon parties in Guadeloupe, he leaned on two partners: DJ Joe and Asa Banton. Together they formed Yellow Gaza, a passer collective bringing Dominican Bouyon singers onto Guadeloupean sound systems. Between 2010 and 2012, the project became the meeting point of the first Gwada wave: Gaza Girls dropped "Ka ou vlé", identified by Le Courrier de Guadeloupe as a local turning point in 2010. la presse dominicaine documented the 2012 institutional controversy around "Bouyon Gwada" and explicitly named "Yellow Gaza Girls". Booska-P, in its founding article "Bouyon to di World", associated Yellow Gaza and Gaza Girls Crew with the founding tracks of Guadeloupean Bouyon. More than fifteen years after its debut, the Yellow Gaza name still appears on 2022-2024 tracks like "Koké La" with Miky Ding La or "PLAN À 3" with Yu Mei.
Verified timeline
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First Bouyon Gwada wave with Gaza Girls, DJ Joe and Asa Banton.
Tracks / markers
2023
Controling baby
with Edday
2022
Koké La (Bouyon Kings)
with Miky Ding La
2024
PLAN À 3 (Femmes Fatales Edition Bouyon)
with Yu Mei
2022
Sa Ki Bon x Koké La
with Miky Ding La
2024
Yu Meï - PLAN À 3 (Femmes Fatales Edition Bouyon)
with Yu Mei
Sourced musical collaborations
2023
Controling baby
2022
Koké La (Bouyon Kings)
2024
PLAN À 3 (Femmes Fatales Edition Bouyon)
2022
Sa Ki Bon x Koké La
2024
Yu Meï - PLAN À 3 (Femmes Fatales Edition Bouyon)
Related chapters
Sources
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Archive interne — glossaire Yellow Gaza https://tiitii-nba.com/bouyon/glossaire/yellow-gaza/
Profiles linked by musical collaboration
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.
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.
YU
Bouyon artist
Yu Mei
Yu Meï — real name Emmanuelle Titine — started piano at 7 in Guadeloupe, then turned to writing during the 2020 lockdown. "Dife Kako" passed 2 million streams and locked her voice into the contemporary Bouyon map. She turned pro in 2021 with "Pine Up", released "Leakey" in 2022, and in 2024 teamed up with Yellow Gaza on "Plan à 3 (Femmes Fatales Edition Bouyon)".