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]
Diego Tryno | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Diego Tinotenda Chikombeka |
| Also known as | Mr Coffee Please, The Future Billionaire |
| Born | 5 February 1998 |
| Origin | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Genres | Urban Contemporary |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, recording artist, rapper |
| Years active | 2014 – present |
| Labels | Independent (current) |
Early life edit
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 edit
He once did Zimdancehallmusic under the name Ricky D before switching to hip-hop.[4] Tryno recorded his first hip-hop track in 2014 called "Go Diego Go" and won his first regional award at Zambezi Music Awards the same year.[7] In 2015 he did his first live show at Summer Jam followed by "I wanna see you" dance tour.[1] He does music in English, Shona, and Ndebele and his first Shona track was in 2015 when he featured in a song with singer TC.[8][4] Tryno has worked with regional and international producers in the production of his music. One notable producer was Dry AFM from Botswana who contributed to the mixing of his song Yolo.[9]
2018 edit
In October 2018, Tryno released his debut album Lazarus (Age Volume 1) which was the first contribution of his All Generations Entwined project.[10] The album was released in collaboration with Zimbabwean Hip-hop artist Ti Gonzi's album "Best Mero" on the same day and venue and the debut was mistakenly believed to be a Gospel Album.[11][12] Tryno's debut album was considerably circulated on radio stations including Star Fm, ZiFm, Hevoi Fm in Masvingo and SA's Metro Fm.[13] After his first album, Tryno attempted to mix urban contemporary, sungura, gospel, and Zimbabwean traditional music.[14] October 30, 2018, Diego released his debut video "Mabvuta" live on ZiFm Stereo and Zimbabwe's ZBC TV.
2019 edit
In 2019 Tryno released his single Cooler Box which made its way to Zimbabwean radio charts and he promised to release his sophomore album Stories (Age Vol 2) which he failed to release on the promised date and it attracted negative feedback from his fans. Zim hip-hop artist Diego Tryno delays album release.... manager blames power cuts 2019 he dismissed rumors about a tour in Kenya and cancelled any other rumored tours.[15]
Nationality and identity edit
Tryno was forbidden to do music by his family and because of the ban he did music privately and he did not identify as Zimbabwean.[5] He engaged with radio station managers in other countries for airplay and marketing. In South Africa they marketed him as South African on radios and online mediums and in Zambia they marketed him as Zambian.[5] He came out publicly as Zimbabwean in 2018.[6]
Discography edit
Albums edit
- Lazarus (Age Volume 1) (2018)
Singles edit
- Lazarus
- Mabvuta
- Sungai
- Hell Naw
- Yolo
- Mama
Videography edit
| Year | Title | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mabvuta | Media Empire | |
| 2019 | Sungai ft Dj Monte | Denford Mkasi |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Ceremony | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Zambezi Music Awards[11][7][14] | Best Upcoming | Won |
| 2020 | Glamour Awards Zimbabwe[16][17] | Out Standing Newcomer | Won |
| Glamour Awards Zimbabwe[18] | Outstanding Album | Nominated |
| 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"[19] | 2018 | — | — | — | Lazarus (Age vol1) |
| "Mama"[20] | 2019 | — | — | — | "Single" |
References edit
- ^ a b "Coffee Lover 'Diego Tryno' Promises Epidemic". Bulawayo24 News. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Diego Tryno - Pindula". www.pindula.co.zw. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Norman, Chiutsi (2016). Catch up with Zimbabwean Diego Chikombeka, p. 32. Zambezi Magazine, Harare.
- ^ a b c "Manicaland Artiste defies odds". 2019-12-02.
- ^ a b c "The Curious Tale of the Southern African star Diego and his industry | Storify News". 2019-11-21.
- ^ a b "Diego: Known abroad, stranger at home". 2019-10-17.
- ^ a b "Musician's fight against graft". 26 August 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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".
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Diego Tryno cancels Xmas tour, clears rumours – Koenzagh.com". Archived from the original on 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
- ^ "Glam awards 2020 nominees out".
- ^ "The 2020 Glam Awards Winners". 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Stage set for Asaph, TiGonzi at Glam Awards".
- ^ "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".