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Diafrix

{{Short description|Australian musicians}}

{{Use Australian English|date=November 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Diafrix

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| origin = Melbourne, Australia

| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|soul|reggae|dancehall|funk}}

| years_active = 2001–present

| label = Illusive Sounds

| website =

| current_members = Momo
Azmarino

| past_members =

}}

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.{{cite web|title=Diafrix|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/ausmusicmonth_05/diafrix.htm|publisher=Triple J|accessdate=18 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203100632/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/ausmusicmonth_05/diafrix.htm|archive-date=3 February 2014|url-status=dead}}

At the EG Awards of 2009, the won Best New Talent.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/diafrix/the-age-eg-awards-best-homegrown-new-artist/181251720769/?__tn__=HH-R|title=The Age EG Awards Best Homegrown New Artist!|via=Facebook|date=18 November 2009|accessdate=19 August 2020}}

Biography

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, hosted by Joelistics from TZU. Azmarino was born in Eritrea and Momo was born in the Comoros Islands.{{cite news | title = Phat of the land | last = Mathieson | first = Craig | authorlink = Craig Mathieson | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924200125/http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/phat-of-the-land/2009/08/06/1249350628968.html?page=2 | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/phat-of-the-land/2009/08/06/1249350628968.html?page=2 | archivedate = 24 September 2015 | date = 7 August 2009 | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | accessdate = 14 January 2019 }} Joelistics suggested the pair work together, so they formed Diafrix.

Diafrix has opened for such acts as Bliss n Eso,{{cite web|title=Phat of the land|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/phat-of-the-land/2009/08/06/1249350628968.html?page=2|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}} 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.{{cite web|title=Diafrix on how they're running it in 2013|url=http://www.redbull.com.au/cs/Satellite/en_AU/Article/Diafrix-on-how-theyre-running-it-in-2013-021243330130007|publisher=Red Bull}} Their music has been referred to as "anthemic" for the multicultural area they grew up in.{{cite web|title=People from all walks|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/people-from-all-walks-20131115-2xled.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}

Specific influences on their music are diverse, ranging from Nas to Bob Marley to Fat Freddy’s Drop.

Discography

=Albums=

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|+ List of albums, with Australian chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details

! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart
positions

scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | AUS
{{cite journal | date = 15 October 2012 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20121023130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20121024-0000/Issue1180.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 15th October 2012 ~ Issue #1180 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | work = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1180 | pages = 2, 6, 12, 18, 20 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1180.pdf | archivedate = 23 October 2012 | accessdate = 14 January 2019 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
scope="row" | In Tha Place

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| align="center" | -

scope="row" | Concrete Jungle

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| align="center" | -

scope="row" | Pocket Full of Dreams

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  • Released: 24 September 2012
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Illusive Sounds/Universal Music Australia (ILL072CD)

| align="center" | 98

=Extended plays=

  • The First Sample (2005)
  • Second Sample (2015)

=Singles=

  • "Let's Go" (2009)
  • "Simple Man" featuring Daniel Merriweather (2011) – Illusive Sounds/Universal Music Australia (ILL048CD) AUS Hitseekers: No. 7{{cite journal | date = 18 July 2011 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110729140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110730-0000/Issue1116.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 18th July 2011 ~ Issue #1116 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | work = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1116 | page = 20 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1116.pdf | archivedate = 29 July 2011 | accessdate = 14 January 2019 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • "Running It" (2012)
  • "Easy Come, Easy Go" (2012)
  • "I'm a Dreamer" featuring 360 (2012) – Illusive Sounds/Universal Music Australia (AU-LI0-12-84120) AUS Urban: No. 31{{cite journal | date = 28 January 2013 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20130203130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20130204-0000/Issue1196.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 28th January 2011 ~ Issue #1196 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | work = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1196 | page = 18 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1196.pdf | archivedate = 3 February 2013 | accessdate = 14 January 2019 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • "Radio" (2013) – Illusive Sounds/Universal Music Australia (AU-LI0-12-84150) AUS Urban: No. 13, AUS Hitseekers: No. 13{{cite journal | date = 22 April 2013 | archiveurl = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20130506014400/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20130506-1144/Issue1208.pdf | title = Week Commencing ~ 22nd April 2011 ~ Issue #1196 | last = Wallace | first = Ian | work = The ARIA Report | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | issue = 1208 | pages = 18, 21 | url = http://www.aria.com.au/pages/documents/issue1208.pdf | archivedate = 6 May 2013 | accessdate = 14 January 2019 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • "Rest Assured" (2013)
  • "The Sign" (2014)

Awards

=EG Awards / Music Victoria Awards=

The EG Awards (known as Music Victoria Awards since 2013) are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.

{{awards table}}

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| 2009{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/eg-awards-last-days-to-vote-20091113-ge86pq.html|title=EG Awards last days to vote|website=The Age|location=Melbourne|date=13 November 2009|accessdate=19 August 2020}}

| Diafrix

| Best New Talent

| {{won}}

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References

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Category:Australian hip-hop groups