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Trilla-G: the voice linking calypso and bouyon

Published October 7, 2026

Trilla-G, real name Gael Jno Baptiste, is an artist from Dominica whose path links two worlds the island knows well: calypso, where he was crowned, and bouyon, the sound of today's carnival and fetes. On Instagram, where about 23,600 followers track him as @trillaonthemic, he embodies a generation that refuses to choose between heritage and the new wave.

Who is Trilla-G: Gael Jno Baptiste, an artist from Dominica

Behind the stage name Trilla-G stands Gael Jno Baptiste, a singer from Dominica. His stage name and his Instagram handle, @trillaonthemic, already tell his approach: Trilla-G is a microphone artist, shaped by the stage, the competitions and the island's fetes before the platforms. In a genre dominated by bands and producers, he is one of the solo voices who built their name track by track.

His path only makes sense inside Dominica's musical context. The island holds a double tradition: on one side calypso, the art of competition and social commentary, with its monarchs crowned every carnival; on the other bouyon, born in the late 1980s with WCK and now the dominant fete sound. Trilla-G grew up and broke through where those two worlds cross, and that position is his artistic identity.

2023 Calypso Monarch: the crown that established him

In 2023, Trilla-G won the title of Dominica Calypso Monarch, the crown of Dominica's carnival calypso competition. This is not a nickname: it is a trophy won in competition, in front of the Mas Domnik crowd and judges. For a Dominican artist, that crown certifies writing and stagecraft: calypso demands built verses, presence, and the ability to move an entire crowd.

That calypso foundation explains what came next. When Trilla-G steps onto bouyon and soca productions, he brings what calypso taught him: a feel for the line, the hook that stays, and the song designed as a carnival event. It is a classic path for the island's great voices, and it sets Trilla-G apart from artists formed by social media alone.

Someone Else: the soca success that got awarded

In 2024, Trilla-G released one of his most noticed songs, "Someone Else". The track travelled beyond the island: it was honoured at the 2025 Caribbean Music Awards, where it received Soca Collaboration of the Year. That regional recognition confirms that Gael Jno Baptiste's voice carries past Roseau and the Dominican audience.

"Someone Else" also shows his range. Between calypso, soca and bouyon, Trilla-G moves through the Caribbean's party formats with one constant: direct hooks, built to be sung back by a crowd. That craft makes him valuable in collaboration, as the rest of his discography shows.

Take Me as I Am: the album of maturity

In October 2025, Trilla-G released his debut album, "Take Me as I Am: The Album", a 13-track project. The title is a statement. After the Calypso Monarch crown and the success of "Someone Else", the album works as a complete calling card: an artist owning his Dominican roots and his several hats, from the calypso stage to the fete productions.

The recognition kept building the following spring: in April 2026, Billboard named him Caribbean Artist of the Month. For an artist from Dominica, a small island next to the big machines of Jamaica and Trinidad, that mention in a reference outlet of the American industry is a signal: the name Trilla-G now circulates in the rooms where bookings get decided.

Fix Up: the cypher that became a G'z Up single

In 2026, Trilla-G's name sits at the starting point of "Fix Up (Ya Ya Ya)", the single by G'z Up. The song is born in Trilla-G's world: it takes shape from one of his cyphers before becoming G'z Up's single, with G'z Up as the lead artist. Music press picked it up: on October 16, 2026, Time Warner Entertainment published a review of the track, singling out G'z Up's rhythm-switching over ThaWizZarD's keys.

That genealogy says something important about today's Dominican scene: songs travel between artists, cyphers become singles, and roles split between the one who lights the fuse and the one who carries the record. Trilla-G, in this story, is the source: the artist whose format and audience served as the launch pad. His profile completes G'z Up's page on this site, and the two read as two sides of the same record.

Trilla-G in 2026: the WCMF stage and what comes next

In the autumn of 2026, Trilla-G is among the names announced in the Night 2 programme of the World Creole Music Festival, on Saturday, October 24 in Roseau, according to the festival guides that published the night-by-night lineups. For a Dominican artist, playing WCMF, the home Creole festival, in front of the Windsor Park crowd remains a special consecration: it is the stage where the island presents its artists to the Creole world.

Between the calypso crown, the soca award, the album and the bouyon collaborations, Trilla-G holds a singular place in the landscape this site documents: the bridge. He links competition calypso to fete bouyon, Dominica to the region, and social media cyphers to singles in rotation. His next steps will be followed here, track by track.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Trilla-G?

Trilla-G, real name Gael Jno Baptiste, is an artist from Dominica. He was crowned Dominica Calypso Monarch in 2023 and has about 23,600 followers on Instagram as @trillaonthemic.

What is Trilla-G's best known song?

"Someone Else" (2024), honoured at the 2025 Caribbean Music Awards as Soca Collaboration of the Year. His debut album, "Take Me as I Am: The Album" (13 tracks), came out in October 2025.

What is the link between Trilla-G and G'z Up's Fix Up?

"Fix Up (Ya Ya Ya)" is G'z Up's single, and Trilla-G is its source: the song takes shape from a Trilla-G cypher before becoming G'z Up's record, praised in a Time Warner Entertainment review in October 2026.

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