Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kufanana naLudovic Lamothe, Justin Elie akanga achidzorera meringue. Yakava chiratidzo chenyika uye chimiro chokuramba ku
Kubata kweAmerica, nyika yakatambura kubvira muna 1915. Ludovic Lamothe akashandisa midzi yeAfrica kuratidza meringue, nepo Justin Elie panzvimbo pezvo akatendeukira kumakore ekare eAmerindian eSaint-Domingue. Akanyora maringues anoverengeka: "Le Chant du Barde Indien et La Mort de l'Indien" (Rwiyo rwemubati weIndia uye Rufu rweIndia). Muna 1920, akanyora "Méringue Populaire".