A 21st century student of world music, LeoStayTrill combines Afrobeats with the sonic aesthetics of drill that dominated 2020s hip-hop in America and England, and eventually found success from British television to worldwide success.
Tinotenda Leo Garanza was born in Zimbabwe in 2006 and raised in southeast London, where he became interested in making music at a young age. Though none of his family was musical, they encouraged his ambitions, helping him create a YouTube channel to release original tracks and freestyle verses under the name OfficiallyLeo. After some brushes wi...