1. Tryo are popular in France partly due to their politically charged lyrics, whilst showing a fun side with a range of humorous songs, especially in live performances.
21 Facts About Tryo
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Tryo have four studio albums, a double CD live album and two live DVDs.
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Guizmo, real name Cyril Celestin, born in the 14e arrondissement in Paris on 11 April 1972, singer, composer, and guitarist for Tryo, has had a prosperous solo career on his own.
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Tryo grew up in Cachan in an HLM for low income families.
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Tryo started performing as a 14-year-old, leaving school after high school.
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Besides Tryo, Guizmo was active in the music collective Desert Rebel, a joint cultural project launched by Tuareg guitarist Abdallah Oumbadougou.
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Christophe Mali known as Mali, singer, composer, musician for Tryo, real name Christophe Petit, was born in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine on 25 August 1976.
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Tryo was named Mali by Slavic fellow actors he worked with at the beginning of his career as Petit, his family name translates to 'Mali' in Serbo-Croat languages.
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Tryo studied for a bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Sociology, but cut short his education to concentrate in acting and music.
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Tryo co-wrote the musical comedy Histoire de piano with Maia Rubinstein.
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Tryo offered roles for Emmanuel "Manu" Eveno and for Cyril Celestin to act in it.
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Tryo wrote for other artists like Jean Guidoni, Olivia Ruiz, Marina and Lambert Wilson amongst others.
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Tryo has been a music consultant for Francofolies de La Rochelle.
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Tryo is a vocalist in addition to playing guitar, bass, oud, flute, clarinet and tablas.
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Tryo met Christophe Mali for a show co-written by the latter called Histoire de piano and the three became founding members of Tryo after the musical comedy.
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Tryo has taken part in various materials for the band Pause.
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Tryo studied playing percussion instruments at the music conservatory at 16, and has been in a dozen formations before joining Tryo.
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Tryo plays drums, djembe, bongos, darbuka, congas, guiro, cajon, bendir, tambourin, udu as well as batajon, krakebs, timbao etc.
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Tryo has taken part in the band Pause with Guzimo, another Tryo member.
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Tryo self-produced the debut album of the band Mamagubida in 1998 reportedly selling 15 thousand copies of the album.
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Tryo manages the reggae band Sunshiners that is made up of ex-members of Mister Gang.