Sweet Ticky

Sweet Ticky is one of the historic vocalists of Triple Kay International, the pivotal modern Bouyon band of the 2000s in Dominica. His voice belongs to the core that structures the genre's shift towards a more carnival, more direct stage form, more centred on road anthems, the one where Triple Kay becomes a stage machine by moving the WCK energy into a full band format.

Beyond the singing, Sweet Ticky is cited in the accounts of the scene as a historian and a carrier of oral memory. That double position, vocalist and memory, explains why his name comes back often when it comes to retracing the Bouyon lineage between the WCK matrix of the 1990s and the generations that follow. He passes on what he saw: the anthems, the bands, the Carnival arenas, and the names that bridged one decade to the next.

The peak of that period is "Sewo" (2004-2005), the Triple Kay signature anthem that carries the band to Band of the Year at the 2005 Flamboyant Awards, along with Song of the Year. Sweet Ticky takes part in that outcome alongside Benji and Tazzy, in a format where the lead voices play as much for the crowd as for the collective memory of Dominican carnival.

Sweet Ticky's career continues over the long run with Triple Kay, and his role evolves: stage voice, witness voice, archive voice. When the Caribbean press celebrates the band's 25 years in 2025, Sweet Ticky is placed back in the active memory of modern Dominican Bouyon, as one of the pillars who kept the tradition alive between the WCK ruptures of the 1990s and the platform recognition of the 2020s.