Diego Tryno
Diego Tryno | |
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| File:Diego Tryno.jpeg Diego Tryno at StarFm | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Diego Tinotenda Chikombeka |
| Born | 5 February 1998 |
| Origin | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Genres | Urban Contemporary |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, recording artist, rapper |
| Years active | 2014 – present |
| Labels | Independent (current) |
Diego Tinotenda Chikombeka (born February 5, 1998), professionally known as Diego Tryno[1][2] is a Zimbabwean urban contemporary and hip-hop musician. He is also known locally by stage names including "Mr. Coffee Please" and "The Future Billionaire".[3]
Early Life
Diego was born in Mutare, Zimbabwe at the Sakubva District Hospital.[4] He was the first child born to his mother Fungisai Kanjera and his father Christopher Chikombeka. While attending primary school, he moved to Zvishavane temporarily and moved back to Mutare to finish his primary education. He attended Chikanga High School before moving to Harare, and finished high school at Living Waters High School.[5] During his schooling, Tryno practiced music privately, as his parents were not tolerant of his decision to pursue music.[6]
Music Career
Tryno recorded his first track in 2014 called "Go Diego Go" and won his first regional award at Zambezi Music Awards the same year.[7] In October 2018, Tryno released his debut album Lazarus (Age Volume 1) which was the first contribution of his All Generations Entwined project.[8] The album was released in collaboration with Zimbabwean Hip-hop artist Ti Gonzi's album "Best Mero" on the same day and venue.[9][10] Tryno's debut album was considerably circulated on radio stations including Star Fm, ZiFm, Hevoi Fm in Masvingo and SA's Metro Fm.[11] After his first album, Tryno attempted to mix urban contemporary, sungura, gospel, and Zimbabwean traditional music.[12].October 30 2018, Diego released his debut video "Mabvuta" live on ZiFm Stereo and Zimbabwe's ZBC TV. He does music in English, Shona, and Ndebele.[13] Tryno has worked with regional and international producers in the production of his music. One notable producer was Dry AFM from Botswana who contributed in the mixing of his song Yolo.[14]
Discography
Albums
- Lazarus (Age Volume 1) (2018)
Singles
- Lazarus
- Mabvuta
- Sungai
- Hell Naw
- Yolo
- Mama
Videography
| Year | Title | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mabvuta | Media Empire | |
| 2019 | Sungai ft Dj Monte | Denford Mkasi |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Zambezi Music Awards[9] [7][12] | Best Upcoming | Won |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Fm top 50|Zim |
Yami Fm Top 10|UK |
Hevoi Fm top 50|Zim | |||
| "Lazarus" | 2016 | — | 8 | — | "Single" |
| "Coolerbox"[15] | 2018 | — | — | — | Lazarus (Age vol1) |
| "Mama"[16] | 2019 | — | — | — | "Single" |
References
- ↑ "Coffee Lover 'Diego Tryno' Promises Epidemic". Bulawayo24 News. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ "Diego Tryno - Pindula". www.pindula.co.zw. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ Norman,Chiutsi (2016). Catch up with Zimbabwean Diego Chikombeka, p. 32. Zambezi Magazine, Harare. ISBN 410: 1674938034 Parameter error in {{ISBN}}: Invalid ISBN. 1674938034 Search this book on
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- ↑ "Manicaland Artiste defies odds". 2019-12-02.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "The Curious Tale of the Southern African star Diego and his industry | Storify News". 2019-11-21.
- ↑ "Diego: Known abroad, stranger at home". 2019-10-17.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Musician's fight against graft". 26 August 2019.
- ↑ Blow, Baba (15 September 2019). "[E-NEWS] Diego Tryno and All Generations Entwined volumes 1-5 (Age Vol 1-5)". Blow Naija. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Musicians blind to genre identification for evangelisms sake". Hallelujahmag. 2019-12-05.
- ↑ H-Metro. "I sing hipu hopu not hip hop – Ti Gonzi". H-Metro. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
- ↑ "Broken promises threatens artiste's career | Globenews24".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Codingest (11 November 2019). "Make way for the new Hip-hop influencers- Diego Tryno on an anti-graft note - OyOsNews - all your Zim Celebrity News". OyOsNews. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ↑ "10 Things you didn't know about Diego Tryno-Zimmagazine". 2019-09-17.
- ↑ Lounge263 (2016-10-20). "Diego Tryno Dates Botswana Producer". Lounge263 Mag. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-07-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Zim hip-hop artist Diego Tryno delays album release.... Manager blames power cuts". 2019-12-06.
- ↑ "Yami Radio - United Kingdom - Listen Live Online Free Radio Station".
External links
- Video
- Bio
- Interview on Star FM
- Interview on Hevoi FM
- Christmas tour article Archived 2019-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
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