Biography

TK-SWAG – Biography | About | Early Life

Posted by jambox on October 9, 2019

TK-SWAG (Torkuma Davies Nyior is a vibrant Nigerian born artiste. He started recording music professionally since 2009 and has since been making hits. His genres are Hip Hop, RNB, Afro Beat and Dance Hall.

He is a prolific and sought-after songwriter who has written many songs for numerous African and foreign artistes. He was the first artiste to be on the Dbanj’s CREAM platform and has had performances in various countries, the most recent being the ONE MUSIC ONE SOUND Fest in Dubai headlined with the likes of Praiz, Genuine, Kranium, Dbanj, and many other foreign artists.

His music is his passion and every beat is drawn from the deepest recesses of his soul. When you hear the words “fairly used boyfriend” the name TK-SWAG comes to mind. TK-SWAG (Torkuma Davies Nyior) – is a vibrant Nigerian born song writer and performing artiste that produces his music along the genres of Hip Hop, RNB, Dance Hall and AfroBeat. He started recording music professionally in 2009 and has since been making hits with influences drawn from artiste like Drake, kendrick Lamar, J Cole, Kanye West, Travis Scott, 6lack, Bryson Tiller, H.E.R, Dbanj, Chris Brown, Fela Kuti. “music is constantly evolving and its only right to evolve without losing yourself” he says, and this is reflected in his music.

EARLY LIFE:

The Kano Born grew up in Jos, Plateau State which is undisputedly known to be the bedrock of great music in Nigeria, he speaks English, Hausa and the Benue indigenous languages of Tiv and Idoma where he Originates.

Torkuma Davies Nyior was born on
2nd January in Kwande Kano state

He grow up in Abuja,
Tk Swag is from Benue state, He school at
Fatima private school jos
Saint Murumba college jos
Mount Saint Michael’s secondary school Aliade

Benue state university makurdi
Achievement
Etisalat idols season two silver ticket 2011
Atika song of the year 2013
First winner Dbanj CREAM platform 2016
Winner 41Naija entertainment limited
October 27 2017

ABOUT:

He is a prolific and sought-after song writer who has written many songs for numerous African and foreign artistes; the first artiste to be on the Dbanj’s CREAM platform and has had performances in various countries, the most recent being the ONE MUSIC ONE SOUND Fest in Dubai headlined with the likes of Praiz, Genuwine, Kranium, Dbanj and many other foreign artistes.

From the sound of his music- which often is a fusion of genres, you can tell how he seamlessly blends local and international sounds to create his unique form of music and that can be heard in his recent hit single ’fairly used boyfriend’ a title that also depicts his creativity. He is set to release his Ep in the first quarter of 2020.