

Mali was a singer, guitar, accordion and piano player for Tryo.Ĭhristophe Mali has also developed since 2004 a solo musical career and was involved in several projects.

This was the beginning for the eventual formation of Tryo in 1995, a 5-piece band that included Mali, Manu and Guizmo in addition to Daniel Bravo (Danielito) and Sebastien Pujol (Bibou). He offered roles for Emmanuel "Manu" Eveno and for Cyril Célestin (Guizmo) to act in it. He co-wrote the musical comedy Histoire de piano with Maïa Rubinstein. He studied for a bachelor's degree (licence) in Philosophy and Sociology, but cut short his education to concentrate in acting and music. Christophe Mali himself wrote a number of theatre pieces and 'mis en scène' of musical comedies, in which he would also act and play music for. He became part of the Antony-based theatre group Firmin Gémier, and later in theatre group Zarina Khan where he notably played Raskolnikov in a French adaptation of Crime and Punishment (in French Crime et Châtiment written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. He 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.Īs a young kid, he was passionate about theatre, and improvisation in particular. Desert Rebel made a tour of Niger.Ĭhristophe Mali at Eurockéennes, Belfort, 2011Ĭhristophe Mali known as Mali, singer, composer, musician (guitar, accordion, piano, melodica) for Tryo, real name Christophe Petit, was born in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine on 25 August 1976. This was the beginning for the eventual formation of Tryo.īesides Tryo, Guizmo was active in the music collective Desert Rebel, a joint cultural project launched by Tuareg guitarist Abdallah Oumbadougou. With Emmanuel "Manu" Eveno and Christophe Mali, he took part in the musical comedy Histoire de piano written by Christophe Mali and Maïa Rubinstein. With Manu Eveno, whom he met in 1989 when he was 17, they both formed part of M'Panada, a reggae rock and funk group, for almost 5 years. He started performing as a 14-year-old, leaving school after high school. He grew up in Cachan in an HLM for low income families. Guizmo, real name Cyril Célestin, 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. Guizmo with Tryo during Pinède Gould Festival at Juan-les-Pins, July 2007 Bibou – real name Sébastien Pujol – manager, sound engineer.Danielito – real name Daniel Bravo – musician (drums, djembé, darbouka, congas, guiro, cajón, bendir, bongos, violin).Manu – real name Manu Eveno – singer, musician (guitar, bass, oud, flute, clarinet, tablas).Mali – real name Christophe Petit – singer, composer, musician (guitar, accordion, piano, melodica) – Refer to separate section below.Guizmo – real name Cyril Célestin – singer, composer, musician (guitar) – Refer to separate section below.This is the first album featuring DJ Catman. In August 2012 they released new album called Ladilafé, a tribute to Patricia Bonnetaud who died in February 2012. Guitarist and songwriter Guizmo was part of the band Pause. Christophe Mali released a solo album Je vous emmène in April 2006. Tryo have four studio albums, a double CD live album and two live DVDs.īand members were also active in independent work. They had their 10-year anniversary in 2005, followed by a nationwide tour. Drug references are reduced in their later albums. The band has a "tolerant" view on cannabis, demonstrated by "La Main Verte" from the Mamagubida album. They take a left wing stance, criticising various French politicians such as Charles Pasqua (named in corruption scandals concerning suburban low cost housing or HLM) and Jean-Marie Le Pen and world leaders ( George W. Tryo are popular in France partly due to their politically charged lyrics, whilst also showing a fun side with a range of humorous songs, especially in live performances. Tryo ( pronounced ) is a French-language 'unplugged' ska acoustic band, popular in Europe and Quebec, with three French guitarists, a percussionist, and a producer: Guizmo, Christophe Mali, Manu Eveno, Daniel "Danielito" Bravo and Bibou.
