Tommyphyll
He coined a word for his music — Afrodiem — and brought a brand-new award to life: Tommyphyll makes Lagos and Winnipeg dance on the same floor
Biography
Tommyphyll — Tomiwa Omolayo — is an artist and producer born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, who has called Winnipeg home for about a decade. He coined a word for his sound: “Afrodiem”, the fusion of Afrobeats, 1980s synth-pop and classical, orchestral music. An independent artist since his professional debut in 2018, he produces all of his own music.
His self-produced debut album, Art of Dreams (2020), lays the foundations; the EP Love Me Like The First Day extends the euphoria. On stage — with a full live band — he has played a Winnipeg Sea Bears halftime show before 7,000 people and shared bills with Kizz Daniel, Ruger, BNXN, Rotimi, NSG, ODUMODUBLVCK and L.A.X.
In 2025, history was made at the Western Canadian Music Awards: Tommyphyll became the first-ever winner of the Afrobeats Artist of the Year award, presented during BreakOut West in Winnipeg. In Winnipeg, he is also the coordinator of Manitoba Music’s BPM | Black Professionals in Music program and the founder of PRVDNC Studios — an artist who builds the scene as much as he plays it.
Upcoming dates
- Thursday November 19, 2026 — Vitrine officielle · Rythmes Nocturnes — Mundial Montréal 2026 — 21 h 30 · Foufounes Électriques, Montréal (Canada) — Official page ↗
Public dates — collected from the artist's official channels on November 9, 2026.
Discography
Art of Dreams (self-produced album, 2020) · Love Me Like The First Day (EP)
Gallery
On stage
- 19 November 2026, 9:30 p.m. — Montréal, Foufounes Électriques — “Rythmes Nocturnes” night, official Mundial Montréal showcase
On video — their Mundial Montréal 2026 showcase
The official presentation video of Tommyphyll for Mundial Montréal 2026: Thursday, November 19, 2026 · 9:30 p.m. · Foufounes Électriques, Montreal. Video © Mundial Montréal — provided to Festival TV in the festival's official media kit.