Les Divas

While Zouk remains very popular in Guadeloupe, it is not the music that younger people listen to. Instead, the most popular artists sing music that is a mixture of zouk and R&B. Mehdy Custos, born in Pointe-à-Pitre, is a zouk/r+b artist who has been able to transform local celebrity to national recognition. His new album, Ouvrir mes ailes, comes out at the end of the month. The single, Mes Divas, is out now and getting play in anticipation of the album.



Here are the lyrics:

Come, come, come, come, come... Mes divas, chauffez les divas Come, come, come in dynamite-mite made in Ibiza Mes divas, chauffez les divas Come, come, come in dynamite-mite mite... Mes divas, chauffez les divas Come, come...... C’est carrément que j’joins ce soir dans la salle Y a des divas, des belles gosses Elles arrivent de partout, elles demandent du zouk Et surtout Mehdy Custos Y en a qui sont happy dans l’coin V.I.P. Et puis y en a qui suffoquent Les mecs sont là aussi, certains sont aigris Et d’autres me donnent la force On y va Il est temps de se réchauffer De danser, de chanter, de se mettre à bouger On y va En hiver ou bien en été Quelque soit la saison ou bien le mois de l’année On y va C’est l’heure H et le moment M Pour ceux que le zouk entraîne sur les pistes et les arènes On y va A la mode caribéenne Medhy va sur la scène [Chorus] Come, come, come Come, come, come in dynamite-mite made in Ibiza Mes divas, chauffez les divas De Point-à-pitre à Guyana en passant par Madinina Mes divas, chauffez les divas Come, come, come in dynamite-mite made in Ibiza Mes divas, chauffez les divas De Paris à la Réunion en Afrique et aux USA Mes divas, chauffez les divas Elles sont fans d’RNB et de mélodies Qui viennent de la caribbean pop Elles arrivent en baggy, en robes fleuries En pantacourts, en poum poum short Elles sont jeunes et jolies, ont des cheveux gris Y en a de toutes les sortes Des grandes et des petites, des rondes et des slim Des femmes mûres et des adolescentes [Repeat section 2] Ladies are you Come, come, come, come, come…. Mes divas, chauffez les divas [Chorus x 2] Come, come, come Come, come, come in dynamite-mite mite… Mes divas, chauffez les divas Come, come, come in dynamite-mite mite… Mes divas, chauffez les divas Come, come, come in dynamite-mite mite… Come, come, come in dynamite-mite mite… (alé di yo) Mes divas, chauffez les divas, divas

Come, come, come, come, come... My divas, warm up the divas Come, come, come in dynamite-mite made in Ibiza My divas, warm up the divas Come, come, come in dynamite-mite mite... My divas, warm up the divas Come, come...... I'm definitely coming to start the party tonight. There are divas, beautiful girls They come from everywhere, they ask for zouk Especially Mehdy Custos Some are happy in the V.I.P corner Some are suffocating The guys are there also, some are bitter And others give me strength Let's go Its time to heat ourselves up again To dance, to sing, to get moving Let's go In winter or even in summer No matter the season or the month in the year Let's go It's hour H and moment M For those who are led to the dance floor and the arenas by zouk Let's go Carribeen style Medhy coming on the scene [Chorus] Come, come, come Come, come, come in dynamite-mite made in Ibiza My divas, heat up the divas From Point-à-pitre to Guyana passing by Madinina My divas, heat up the divas Come, come, come in dynamite-mite made in Ibiza My divas, heat up the divas From Paris to Réunion in Africa and in the USA My divas, heat up the divas They're fans of RnB and melodies That come from caribbean pop They arrive in baggy jeans, in flowery dresses In shorts, in short shorts They're young and pretty, have gray hair There's all types Tall and short, round and thin Mature and young women [Repeat section 2] Ladies are you Come, come, come, come, come…. My divas, heat up les divas [Chorus x 2] Come, come, come Come, come, come in dynamite-mite mite… My divas, heat up the divas Come, come, come in dynamite-mite mite… My divas, heat up the divas Come, come, come in dynamite-mite mite… Come, come, come in dynamite-mite mite… (alé di yo) My divas, heat up divas, divas

Its not groundbreaking stuff, but catchy. Last summer, he scored a very popular single with Elles Demandent.