Benji

Benji, whose alternative spelling Khalibu appears in the archived credits of the Dominican scene, is one of the lead voices of Triple Kay International, the pivotal modern Bouyon band of the 2000s in Dominica. Triple Kay forms in 2000 around Kendel "Killa" Laurent and recomposes the stage grammar of the genre after the WCK founding decade: a complete live approach, keyboard programming, dense rhythm sections, and a core of lead voices carrying the carnival anthems.

Inside that core, Benji shares the billing with Tazzy and Sweet Ticky. All three build the band's vocal identity over the long run, and their voices turn up on the anthems that define modern road Bouyon, those titles built for the trucks, the parties, the brass sections and the choruses the crowd sings back. This is the decade when Bouyon stops being only a studio matter and becomes a stage machine.

The most visible outcome of that period is "Sewo", the signature anthem released in 2004-2005. The title carries Triple Kay to Band of the Year at the 2005 Flamboyant Awards, alongside Song of the Year. Benji's vocal presence on that axis ties him durably to the consolidation of Bouyon's "modern turn", the one where the WCK language opens towards a full band format, exportable across Caribbean Carnival programmes.

His career continues within Triple Kay throughout the 2010s and 2020s, as the band holds its role as a Bouyon stage institution. The Caribbean press celebrates the band's 25 years in 2025, placing Benji and his vocal partners back in the active memory of the genre. This profile documents that continuity and makes it possible to tell the Benji of Triple Kay apart from the many other Caribbean artists sharing the same stage name.