Home / Bouyon artists / TK International

TK International: Triple Kay, an established name in live bouyon

Published September 11, 2026

TK International, also known as Triple Kay Band and Triple Kay International, is a bouyon band from Dominica. It is one of the established band names of the Dominican scene, in the tradition of the live-band bouyon era that followed WCK. On Friday October 23, 2026, TK International plays Night 1 of the World Creole Music Festival, and Bouyon Shattaz named it among the five Dominican acts of its festival countdown.

One band, three names, one address

TK International, Triple Kay Band, Triple Kay International: the band circulates under several forms of its name, and this profile brings them together so the public does not get lost. The TK initials point to Triple Kay, and it is under that full name that the band keeps its public presences: @triplekayband on Instagram, triplekayinternational on Facebook, @tkinternational1 on TikTok and the website triplekayinternational.com.

That plurality of names is common among long-running Caribbean bands, whose identity was built on stage before it was built online. What matters is that the public routes converge: a listener who discovers TK International on a festival bill can find the band, follow it and hear its music without changing name on the way.

The band is one of the established names of Dominica bouyon band scene. Established here means one precise thing: a lasting presence in a landscape where live formations have carried the island party since the era that followed WCK, the band that created the genre in 1988. Our history of bouyon tells that band era, of which TK International is a current representative.

The live band tradition after WCK

After the creation of bouyon by WCK, Dominica lived through a live-band era in which formations answered each other from fete to fete and carnival to carnival. TK International stands in that tradition: the band as a local institution, with its loyal audience, its stage sound identity and its ability to hold a whole evening, not just one track.

That tradition explains the place of bands in bouyon culture. A track may be born in the studio, but the stage consecrates it: the crowd reaction, holding the tempo over time and the exchange between musicians and audience are part of the music itself. Established bands like TK International are the keepers of that collective craft.

For an audience in Guadeloupe or Martinique used to more recent forms of the genre, discovering TK International is a way to hear bouyon in its historic band form, still active. The Dominica artists hub lets you place the band among the island other formations, from the founders to the 2026 acts.

WCMF 2026: Night 1, Friday October 23

TK International is on the WCMF 2026 bill as a Night 1 act, on Friday October 23, 2026, per Bouyon Shattaz sprint records and published festival guides. The opening night sets the tone for the weekend: an established Dominican bouyon band plays at home, in front of an audience gathered for three nights of Creole music.

Bouyon Shattaz named TK International among the five Dominican acts of its WCMF Countdown, alongside Reo, Asa Bantan, Signal Band and Midnight Groovers. The list mixes generations and forms, from the cadence heritage band to current bouyon, and TK International represents live band continuity there: the link between the founding era and today scene.

Prepare the evening with our World Creole Music Festival page, then move between the profiles of the other countdown acts, from Signal Band to Midnight Groovers. On Friday October 23, Night 1 will put that whole chain on stage.

A fully verified contact route

TK International is in the Bouyon Shattaz Rights Clinic audit cohort, with fully verified public routes: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and official website, listed in this profile. That transparency is rare and useful: it allows bookers, media and partners to reach the band through its own channels, without an uncertain intermediary.

This profile publishes no email address or phone number for the band. The public channels are enough, and they belong to the band. The Rights Clinic work is precisely to verify those routes and help artists keep control of their credits and works, so an established name stays a protected name too.

Following TK International in 2026 therefore starts with those official addresses and the festival appointment. Between WCMF Night 1 and the daily life of the band networks, the public has everything needed to do more than hear about Triple Kay: to follow it directly, at the Dominican source.

Understanding bouyon before the name

To read the story of TK International properly, bouyon first has to be put back at its source. The genre was created in Dominica, and its full story is told on our history of bouyon page. That reminder matters, because bouyon now travels through Guadeloupe, Martinique, France and the diaspora, sometimes far from the island that created it. Keeping the names of Dominican artists at the centre of the story keeps the map of the genre readable for new listeners.

Bouyon is band music, street music and party music as much as it is listening music. A track can live in a playlist in the morning, in a fete in the evening and on a big stage the following month. That is why a profile like this one is not limited to a list of songs: it is also about the stage, the audience and the place the island holds inside its own creation.

This page therefore follows a simple rule: verified facts only, titles attributed when they are a matter of reputation, and no invented numbers. When something is not confirmed, it is not written. That discipline is part of the work of Bouyon Shattaz, which documents the Dominican scene for French-speaking listeners as well as for the island's own English-speaking audience.

Rights, the other stage

Behind the party sits a question the Dominican scene is now asking more loudly: who owns the music, who signs the contracts and who is paid when a track travels? A song can fill a room and circulate online without its creators being properly protected. That is exactly the ground of the Bouyon Shattaz Rights Clinic, an audit carried out with artists and bands on the island to check contact routes, credits and the protection of their work.

TK International is part of that Rights Clinic audit cohort, with a verified contact route. The detail may sound administrative, but it changes everything that follows: an artist who can be reached, who is correctly credited and who is well advised can turn one strong season into a lasting career. Bouyon Shattaz argues this point across its whole network strategy: Dominica created bouyon, so its artists should also benefit from its value.

The subject also returns often in public conversations around the scene, around contracts, royalties and intellectual property. Putting those questions on the same level as releases and concerts is a way of recognising that Creole music deserves the same professional standards as any other music industry.

Listening and following the scene

To move from reading to listening, our bouyon playlist page gathers the Bouyon Shattaz ROAD MIX selections, built as a doorway into the Dominican sound of today. Hearing an artist inside a selection, among other voices from the island, helps you understand a style by comparison: the tempo, the voice, the band energy and the way a chorus is built.

The Dominica artists hub then lets you move between profiles: the historic bands, the singers of the new generation and the live formations carrying bouyon to the festival. Each profile points to the others, because no single artist tells the island's story alone. The scene is an ensemble, and it is that ensemble Bouyon Shattaz works to make visible.

Finally, the event that brings all of these worlds together remains the World Creole Music Festival, the WCMF, three nights in Roseau that place Dominica's Creole music in front of an audience from across the Caribbean. It is in that setting that the profile of TK International takes its most concrete meaning in 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Are TK International and Triple Kay Band the same band?

Yes. TK International is also known as Triple Kay Band and Triple Kay International. Its public accounts use those forms: @triplekayband on Instagram and triplekayinternational on Facebook.

When does TK International play WCMF 2026?

The band is a Night 1 act at WCMF 2026, on Friday October 23, 2026, per Bouyon Shattaz sprint records and published festival guides.

How can I follow TK International?

Through its verified public routes: Instagram @triplekayband, Facebook triplekayinternational, TikTok @tkinternational1 and the website triplekayinternational.com.

Read next