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{{Short description|Australian musicians}}{{Use Australian English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Diafrix
| image           =
| caption         =
| origin          = [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[Soul music|soul]]|[[reggae]]|[[dancehall]]|[[funk]]}}
| years_active    = 2001–present
| label           = [[Illusive Sounds]]
| associated_acts = [[Daniel Merriweather]]<br />[[Barry Southgate]]<br />[[Astronomy Class]]<br />[[360 (rapper)|360]]
| website         =
| current_members = Momo<br />Azmarino
| past_members    =
}}
'''Diafrix''' are an Australian [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] duo, Azmarino (Khaled Abdulwahab) and Momo (Mohammed Komba), which formed in 2001. Their music mixes [[funk]], [[soul music|soul]], [[reggae]] and [[dancehall]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
At the [[EG Awards of 2009]], the won Best New Talent.<ref>{{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!|website=Facebook|date=18 November 2009|accessdate=19 August 2020}}</ref>
==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,<ref name="Mathieson"/> hosted by [[Joelistics]] from [[TZU]]. Azmarino was born in [[Eritrea]] and Momo was born in the [[Comoros Islands]].<ref name="Mathieson">{{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 }}</ref> Joelistics suggested the pair work together, so they formed Diafrix.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
Diafrix has opened for such acts as [[Bliss n Eso]],<ref>{{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|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Their music has been referred to as "anthemic" for the multicultural area they grew up in.<ref>{{cite web|title=People from all walks|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/people-from-all-walks-20131115-2xled.html|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>
Specific influences on their music are diverse, ranging from [[Nas]] to [[Bob Marley]] to [[Fat Freddy’s Drop]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ 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<br />positions
|-
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | <small>[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]</small><br /><ref name="ARIA Report 1180">{{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 | format = PDF | 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}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''In Tha Place''
|
* Released: 13 November 2006
* Format: CD
* Label: [[MGM Distribution]] <small>(DIAFRIX02)</small>
| align="center" | -
|-
! scope="row" | ''Concrete Jungle''
|
* Released: 3 August 2009
* Format: CD
* Label: [[Illusive Sounds]]/[[Universal Music Australia]] <small>(ILL028CD)</small>
| align="center" | -
|-
! scope="row" | ''Pocket Full of Dreams''
|
* Released: 24 September 2012
* Format: CD
* Label: Illusive Sounds/Universal Music Australia <small>(ILL072CD)</small>
| align="center" | 98
|-
|}
===Extended plays===
* ''The First Sample'' (2005)
* ''Second Sample'' (2015)
===Singles===
* "Let's Go" (2009)
* "Simple Man" featuring [[Daniel Merriweather]] (2011)&nbsp;– [[Illusive Sounds]]/[[Universal Music Australia]] <small>(ILL048CD)</small> [[ARIA Charts|AUS Hitseekers]]: No.&nbsp;7<ref name="ARIA Report 1116">{{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 | format = PDF | 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}}</ref>
* "Running It" (2012)
* "Easy Come, Easy Go" (2012)
* "I'm a Dreamer" featuring [[360 (rapper)|360]] (2012)&nbsp;– Illusive Sounds/Universal Music Australia <small>(AU-LI0-12-84120)</small> AUS Urban: No.&nbsp;31<ref name="ARIA Report 1196">{{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 | format = PDF | 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}}</ref>
* "Radio" (2013)&nbsp;– Illusive Sounds/Universal Music Australia <small>(AU-LI0-12-84150)</small> AUS Urban: No.&nbsp;13, AUS Hitseekers: No.&nbsp;13<ref name="ARIA Report 1208">{{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 | format = PDF | 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}}</ref>
* "Rest Assured" (2013)
* "The Sign" (2014)
==Awards==
===EG Awards / Music Victoria Awards===
The [[Music Victoria Awards|EG Awards]] (known as ''Music Victoria Awards'' since 2013) are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
{{awards table}}
|-
| [[EG Awards of 2009|2009]]<ref name="noms">{{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|date=13 November 2009|accessdate=19 August 2020}}</ref>
| Diafrix
| Best New Talent
| {{won}}
|-
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==References==
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[[Category:Australian hip hop groups]]