Bouyon (pronunciation: boo-yon) is a genre of Dominican music that originated in Dominica in the late 1980s mainly with the group "WCK", with names such as Derek "Rah" Peters on vocals, Cornell Phillips keys and vocals among others,[1] while bands such as the "Triple Kay" are very popular with "Carlyn XP" being the undisputed MCs for having won numerous contests. Dominican singers such as "Asa Banton", "Suppa", "Benz Mr Gwada", "Reo" and "Gaza Girl" became popular years later.
"Hardcore Bouyon", also called "Gwada-Bouyon," is another type of bouyon, different to the Dominican genre which began through musical collaborations between citizens of Dominica and Guadeloupe, who both speak Antillean Creole. The term Bouyon means something akin to "gumbo soup" or "coubouyon poisson" (a typical Caribbean dish) in Antillean Creole. Bouyon music is a mix of traditional and modern music,[2] and is popular across much of the Caribbean.
While the cadence-lypso sound features acoustic drums, aggressive up-tempo guitar beat, and strong social commentary in the native Creole language, the music created by WCK focused more on the use of technology with a strong emphasis on keyboard rhythmic patterns.
The band made its debut in 1988 with an album titled One More Sway, which coincided with the Reunion Year (10th anniversary) Independence celebrations. The next album, released in 1990, titled Culture shock was a defining moment for the band. The album included tracks such as "Culture Shock" and "Dance Floor".
The band toured the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Caribbean from 1995 to 1998, releasing the albums Original Hold Dem, Too Many Cooks and Marathon, which led to wider international recognition for both the band and Bouyon music.
Newer offshoots
Jump up
In 1987, Exile One recorded a Chanté mas and Lapo Kabwit song, "L'hivenage", commonly referred to as the yo. The French Antilleans referred to the beat as "jump up music" because of its carnival style sound. This jump upbeat was later modified to become bouyon or modern soca music. (As printed on Exile One's album "creole attitude").[4] In Guadeloupe and Martinique, "Jump up" refers generally to bouyon music.
A modern offshoot of bouyon is Bouyon-muffin. It combines elements of Jamaican raggamuffin music, hip hop, and dancehall. The most influential figure in the development of bouyon-muffin is "Skinny Banton" (now known as "Shadowflow") who from 1995 collaborated with the WCK band, using ragga influenced vocals to chant on top of bouyon rhythms. Songs like "party" ft Joanne with Bucktown sounds' DJ Cut gave the products of bouyon muffin like "Bushtown clan", a further inspiration to incorporate more hip-hop and dancehall into the Bouyon-muffin genre to create "reketeng".
Reketeng
Reketeng is a style of bouyon based on sampling. It remixed existing Dancehall and Hip-Hop recordings over Bouyon instrumentals. DJ Cut and the creation of Reketeng gave rise to Dominica Dj's experimenting bouyon with other genres and created a new wave in the music of Dominica.
Like dub music, reketeng consists predominantly of instrumental remixes of existing recordings and is achieved by significantly altering the recordings, usually by removing the beat from an existing music piece and emphasizing the bouyon drum and bass parts. This stripped-down track is sometimes referred to as a 'riddim'.
Alternative bouyon
The Ncore Band produces an alternative twist to the bouyon genre they call "rhythm core" a fusion of rock, heavy metal and bouyon.[5] They have released a single Riddum Nation.
Bouyon gwada
Due to the popularity of Triple K International, Ncore, Asa Bantan, and the new generation of bouyon bands who toured the French Antilles, a popular offshoot of bouyon from Guadeloupe is called bouyon gwada.[6] The jump up had its heyday from the 90s with songs such as Met Veye WCK but remained labeled as background or carnival music. Over the years, thanks to inter-trade with the Dominicans and the mass participation of Guadeloupe at the World Creole Music Festival, groups like Triple kay and MFR band began to democratize and local artists were introduced, including the remix "Allo Triple kay" with Daly and "Big Ting Poppin" Daly alone.
A popular offshoot within the bouyon gwada is called bouyon hardcore, a style characterized by its lewd and violent lyrics. Popular bouyon gwada musicians include Wee Low, Suppa, Doc J, Yellow Gaza, and Ph-suicide and Edday.
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March 11, 2023
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Bouyon pronunciation boo yon is a genre of Dominican music that originated in Dominica in the late 1980s mainly with the group WCK with names such as Derek Rah Peters on vocals Cornell Phillips keys and vocals among others 1 while bands such as the Triple Kay are very popular with Carlyn XP being the undisputed MCs for having won numerous contests Dominican singers such as Asa Banton Suppa Benz Mr Gwada Reo and Gaza Girl became popular years later BouyonStylistic originsJing pingCadence lypsotraditional dances bele quadrille Chante mas lapo kabwit MazurkaZoukCultural originsLate 1980s Roseau Dominica GuadeloupeTypical instrumentsTambour beletambou lelelapo kabwitchakchak maracas syak or gwaj scraper rattle tambal or tanbou tambourine accordionacoustic drumsrhythmic guitarkeyboardsFusion genresBouyon socabouyon muffinreketengAlternative bouyonOther topicsMusic of DominicaJing pingCadence lypsoWindward Caribbean Culture Hardcore Bouyon also called Gwada Bouyon is another type of bouyon different to the Dominican genre which began through musical collaborations between citizens of Dominica and Guadeloupe who both speak Antillean Creole The term Bouyon means something akin to gumbo soup or coubouyon poisson a typical Caribbean dish in Antillean Creole Bouyon music is a mix of traditional and modern music 2 and is popular across much of the Caribbean Contents 1 Origin 2 Windward Caribbean Kulture 3 Newer offshoots 3 1 Jump up 3 2 Bouyon Soca 3 3 Bouyon muffin 3 4 Reketeng 3 5 Alternative bouyon 3 6 Bouyon gwada 4 See also 5 ReferencesOrigin EditThe best known band in this genre is Windward Caribbean Kulture WCK which started the style in 1988 by experimenting with a fusion of Jing ping and cadence lypso While the cadence lypso sound features acoustic drums aggressive up tempo guitar beat and strong social commentary in the native Creole language the music created by WCK focused more on the use of technology with a strong emphasis on keyboard rhythmic patterns Bouyon popularized largely by WCK blends jing ping cadence lypso and traditional dances namely bele quadrille chante mas and lapo kabwit mazurka zouk and other styles of Caribbean music 3 Windward Caribbean Kulture EditMain article Windward Caribbean Kulture The band made its debut in 1988 with an album titled One More Sway which coincided with the Reunion Year 10th anniversary Independence celebrations The next album released in 1990 titled Culture shock was a defining moment for the band The album included tracks such as Culture Shock and Dance Floor The band toured the United States Canada Europe and the Caribbean from 1995 to 1998 releasing the albums Original Hold Dem Too Many Cooks and Marathon which led to wider international recognition for both the band and Bouyon music Newer offshoots EditJump up Edit In 1987 Exile One recorded a Chante mas and Lapo Kabwit song L hivenage commonly referred to as the yo The French Antilleans referred to the beat as jump up music because of its carnival style sound This jump upbeat was later modified to become bouyon or modern soca music As printed on Exile One s album creole attitude 4 In Guadeloupe and Martinique Jump up refers generally to bouyon music Bouyon Soca Edit Bouyon soca is a fusion genre that blends bouyon and soca music Bouyon muffin Edit A modern offshoot of bouyon is Bouyon muffin It combines elements of Jamaican raggamuffin music hip hop and dancehall The most influential figure in the development of bouyon muffin is Skinny Banton now known as Shadowflow who from 1995 collaborated with the WCK band using ragga influenced vocals to chant on top of bouyon rhythms Songs like party ft Joanne with Bucktown sounds DJ Cut gave the products of bouyon muffin like Bushtown clan a further inspiration to incorporate more hip hop and dancehall into the Bouyon muffin genre to create reketeng Reketeng Edit Reketeng is a style of bouyon based on sampling It remixed existing Dancehall and Hip Hop recordings over Bouyon instrumentals DJ Cut and the creation of Reketeng gave rise to Dominica Dj s experimenting bouyon with other genres and created a new wave in the music of Dominica Like dub music reketeng consists predominantly of instrumental remixes of existing recordings and is achieved by significantly altering the recordings usually by removing the beat from an existing music piece and emphasizing the bouyon drum and bass parts This stripped down track is sometimes referred to as a riddim Alternative bouyon Edit The Ncore Band produces an alternative twist to the bouyon genre they call rhythm core a fusion of rock heavy metal and bouyon 5 They have released a single Riddum Nation Bouyon gwada Edit Due to the popularity of Triple K International Ncore Asa Bantan and the new generation of bouyon bands who toured the French Antilles a popular offshoot of bouyon from Guadeloupe is called bouyon gwada 6 The jump up had its heyday from the 90s with songs such as Met Veye WCK but remained labeled as background or carnival music Over the years thanks to inter trade with the Dominicans and the mass participation of Guadeloupe at the World Creole Music Festival groups like Triple kay and MFR band began to democratize and local artists were introduced including the remix Allo Triple kay with Daly and Big Ting Poppin Daly alone A popular offshoot within the bouyon gwada is called bouyon hardcore a style characterized by its lewd and violent lyrics Popular bouyon gwada musicians include Wee Low Suppa Doc J Yellow Gaza and Ph suicide and Edday See also EditCadence lypso Jing ping Music of Dominica Windward Caribbean Kulture World Creole Music FestivalReferences Edit Shepherd John Dave Laing 2005 Continuum encyclopedia of popular music of the world and has now been brought to Saint martin Continuum p 43 ISBN 978 0 8264 7436 0 Retrieved 8 September 2010 Carole Elizabeth Boyce Davies 2008 Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora Origins Experiences and Culture p 390 ISBN 978 1 85109 700 5 Bouyon Music Music in Dominica Retrieved December 3 2005 Biographies Archived from the original on 26 April 2012 Retrieved 4 February 2018 YouTube KmK podcast 1 Ken graved YouTube Alternative bouyon Retrieved September 10 2005 dead YouTube link Faut il interdire le bouyon Gwada caraibcreolenews Archived from the original on June 19 2013 Retrieved November 11 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bouyon music amp oldid 1140933212, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
