At Fete de la Musique in Paris British ravers danced to Bouwey, a wildly uptempo track by Guadeloupean act 1T1 that reached 12 million YouTube views. Bouwey pairs a languid vocal with clattering African percussion and startling synth work, marking a defining song of the summer. Bouyon is a faster riddim and a fusion of African beats, soca, EDM, Haitian kompa, French music and calypso. Bouyon’s sound features a thudding kick-drum pattern and often sexualised lyrics known as nasty business in Dominica. Bouyon has spread across the Caribbean and reached international festivals and carnivals, energising dance scenes.
At this year's Fete de la Musique in Paris, British ravers who had streamed over to enjoy the annual street party think Notting Hill carnival without the procession found themselves hearing, and then swiftly dancing to, a wildly uptempo tune called Bouwey. Built from a languid vocal at odds with clattering African percussion, the track bowled out from sound systems and car windows, quite unlike anything else: a defining song of the summer.
Let's say you're cooking; you put yam, banana, chicken, fish, dumpling with all the seasonings, it's an all in one dish. So the music is a fusion of African beats, soca, EDM, the Haitian music kompa, French music and calypso. Like the food, we put it all together to make one pot, it's a fusion of all Caribbean music. And then it has the dom dom dom' he makes the unmistakable sound of a thudding kick drum. That's how you know it's bouyon.
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