Information About Bouyon Music (Dominica, West Indies) & A Sound File Of Old School Bouyon Music

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents information about Dominica (West Indies) as well as information about Bouyon (pronunciation: Boo-yah; "Boo- yon" ?), the Caribbean music genre that originated in Dominica.

A YouTube sound file of a track mix of Bouyon music is also included in this post.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those whose music is featured in this showcased sound file. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.

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INFORMATION ABOUT DOMINICA (WEST INDIES)
From https://wikitravel.org/en/Dominica
"Dominica is a Caribbean island country between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago. It is often known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean" due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system. The most mountainous island of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks are cones of lava craters and include Boiling Lake, the second-largest thermally active lake in the world. Should not be confused with the Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic.."

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INFORMATION ABOUT BOUYON MUSIC
Excerpt #1
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Dominica#Bouyon
"Bouyon is a fusion of Jing ping, Cadence-lypso and traditional dances namely bèlè, Quadrille, chanté mas and lapo kabwit, Mazurka, Zouk and other styles of Caribbean music, developed by a band called Windward Caribbean Kulture (later WCK).[16] WCK was among the most prominent of '80s Dominican soca bands. They began using native drum rhythms such as lapo kabwit and elements of the music of jing ping bands, as well as ragga-style vocals. Bouyon is popular across the Caribbean, and is known as jump up music in Guadeloupe and Martinique.

... While the Cadence-lypso sound is based on the creative usage of acoustic drums, an aggressive up-tempo guitar beat, and strong social commentary in the local Creole language, this new music created by the "WCK" band focused more on the use of modern technology with strong emphasis on keyboard rhythmic patterns.

Bouyon has diversified into multiple subgenres. These include bouyon soca, bouyon-muffin, reketeng, and bouyon gwada."...

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Excerpt #2
From https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bouyon
"Bouyon
Noun. Music that originated from the island of Dominica.The music is entertaining, wild and enjoyable.

Noun. In islands like St.Lucia , it's referred to a pot of soup that contains a combination of different ingredients such as- dumplings,smoked meat, red beans, green banana yam, etc.
Chris-Aye john, have you listened to the new bouyon track by 'ASA BANTAN'?
John- Yeah it's dope!

Angel- Mom yesterday at the river, we cooked a pot of bouyon.
#bouyon#food#music#asa bantan#fun#caribbean#dominica#st.lucia
by Waitikubuli18 March 04, 2017"

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Excerpt #3
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouyon_music
“Bouyon (pronunciation: boo-yon) is a genre of Dominican music that originated in Dominica by a group called WCK with names such as Derek "Rah" Peters on vocals, Cornell Phillips keys and vocals among others. It became popular in the late 1980s.[1]... 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."...

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Excerpt #4
From https://www.avirtualdominica.com/project/bouyon-3/ Bouyon! Dominica's Own Music
"What is Bouyon?
... a unique blend of the island’s traditional music and dance – namely Bele, Quadrille, Jing Ping, Mazouk and Kadans. The end result? A music which they call Bouyon (Boo-Yah).

The group WINDWARD CARIBBEAN KULTURE (WCK Band) of Dominica created this new musical phenomenon called Bouyon. Bouyon is a fusion of Cadence-Lypso and the traditional Jing Ping sounds of Dominica. This beat becomes complete when blended with pulsating drums in a digital style. This modern, exciting, electronically-based beat is finished off with the versatile midi-sound of the keyboards. The sequencing of the prominent keyboards is an integral part of the Bouyon sound.

CK, for short, the band has managed to bring back the traditional sounds of Dominica through the use of up-to-date musical instruments thus enhancing and revitalising this once dormant sound.

The Group was initially formed in 1987, when they produced their first album “One More Sway”. In 1990 they recorded their second album “Culture Shock” which started the development of the presently known BOUYON style. Since then WCK records an album every year, capturing the minds and hearts of Dominicans and the Caribbean.

But it was in 1993 when the group recorded its fith album “Forever” (later released on the US market as “Vola Vole”) with a song titled “Conch Shell” that put them on the road to international fame. WCK has won many awards and nominations both on the regional and international markets.

Through the years, the core group gradually parted ways, and there is currently a new generation of WCK members. Still as popular as ever, WCK has toured to most of the Caribbean countries, United States, Canada, South America and Europe, with plans to go as far as their music can take them....

OBP: Original Bouyon Pioneers
The Original Bouyon Pioneers consist of the core and initial group from the band WCK. WCK (which eventually stood for ‘Winward Caribbean Kulture’), first came about in 1987, where a unique style of music was recognized and eventually named ‘Bouyon’ by the band members. This core group recorded several successful albums and consistently toured throughout the Caribbean, the US and Europe.

Through the years, the core group of WCK gradually parted ways, and it was not until 2013, that they reconnected to many people’s delight, as the fans craved seeing the chemistry back in action from the original WCK members. Their re-connection and performance in October, 2013 was a great success, and put on a most memorable performance at the Lime Creole in the Park. Constant requests for repeat performances continued, thus having a record breaking audience in excess of seventeen thousand in 2014."...

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SHOWCASE SOUND FILE: Dominica Finest Best of the Best old School Bouyon Chapter 2 mixx by djeasy


Djeasy Mixmaster, Published on Jul 10, 2014
After waiting so long ..i have finally bring out part two of Dominica finest Best of The Best bouyon part 2.yes people here it is .chapter 2 consist of more music and more bands and artists .listen and enjoy

TRACKLIST

1. Conch shell - wck
2. All posse jam - first serenade
3. Chicken rhythm - first serenade
4. Doh playing (with somebody) - wck
5. Woule - partner in kryme
6. Boom boom - partners in kryme
7. Pan jam - rsb
8. One more swag - wck
9. Culture rhythm - first serenade
10. Wild n wassy - seramix
11. Chant dem - first serenade
12. Duck walk - wck
13. Preg dan see - wck
14. 1 2 3 - first serenade
15. Bugging - wck
16. Pas goumen - first serenade
17. Bend over - wck
18. Sweet 16 - partners in kryme
19. Modie maco - wck
20. Roll and shake - ruff and ready
21. Pirates - rsb
22. Less mwen - first serenade
23. Gimmie d ck - wck
24. Ti-ling ti-ling - wck
25. Paka fe sa - ruff and ready
26. Election mellay - first serenade
27. Look how we jamming - wck
28. Raise de roof - partners in kryme
29. Stars pon di version - swinging stars
30. Redeem coming - wck
31. Doggy style - partners in kryme
32. Bottom in de road - raw redeem
33. Breakway - wck
34. Signal - nayee
35. Gimmie lil bouyon - raw redeem
36. Dancer - wck

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