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Diafrix are an Australian hip hop duo, Azmarino (Khaled Abdulwahab) and Momo (Mohammed Komba), which formed in 2001. Their music mixes funk, soul, reggae and dancehall.[1]
At the EG Awards of 2009, the won Best New Talent.[2]
Azmarino (Khaled Abdulwahab) met Momo (Mohammed Komba) in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray in 2001 at a hip-hop clinic for school students held at a community art centre,[3] hosted by Joelistics from TZU. Azmarino was born in Eritrea and Momo was born in the Comoros Islands.[3] Joelistics suggested the pair work together, so they formed Diafrix.[4]
Diafrix has opened for such acts as Bliss n Eso,[5] as well as international acts such as Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Their song "Running It" was adopted as the official theme tune for the Western Bulldogs for 2013.[6] Their music has been referred to as "anthemic" for the multicultural area they grew up in.[7]
Specific influences on their music are diverse, ranging from Nas to Bob Marley to Fat Freddy’s Drop.[8]
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In Tha Place |
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Concrete Jungle |
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Pocket Full of Dreams |
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98 |
The EG Awards (known as Music Victoria Awards since 2013) are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
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