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Saint Evo Stephen Njeru Wambugu, better known as Saint Evo, an alumnus of St. Mary's School (Nairobi) and is an Artist and a DJ/Producer hailing from the savannah plains of Kajiado County, home of the famed Maasai people, in the Republic of Kenya. Being the energetic choleric-sanguine DJ/Producer that he is, Saint Evo is celebrated as one of the pioneer producers of the Afro House sound in East Africa. He is the C.E.O of both Celsius Degree Entertainment Limited and Celsius Degree Records (CDR).

Saint Evo, whose government names are Stephen Njeru Wambugu, commenced his musical journey in 2007 in Pietermartizburg South Africa. It was in KwaZulu-Natal where he picked up the Afro House music bug and begun DJing at the Big Chill located at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, PMB Campus. Whilst there, he had the opportunity of interacting with a number of upcoming artists and was exposed to the inner workings of the music industry. In 2011, Saint Evo went back home to Kenya and enrolled at the HomeBoyz Music Technology Academy. It was at this institution that he obtained skills in sound engineering/music production and passed with distinctions.In 2013, he formed Celsius Degree Entertainment Limited and it was during this period that Saint Evo innovated a musical product, Akanites, that fused live vocal performances from select local vocalists, with live stage productions by him. This innovation saw Celsius Degree Entertainment Limited clinch various contracts with a number of five star hotels and restaurants in Nairobi CBD, offering entertainment services to these establishments’ elite clientele. It was during this phase that Saint Evo experimented with several types of equatorial sounds and harmonies, culminating into what has now become his signature sound. In 2019, He formed his own record label, Celsius Degree Records. According to Saint Evo, musical freedom is a priceless commodity that demands constant vigilance at the altar of creativity in order to guarantee its longevity. As such, Saint Evo endeavors to capture and acoustically materialize sounds from the Equatorial region of Africa, fusing them with vocals from renowned unique artists such as Viiiictor May (South Africa), Audius (Australia), Venessa Jackson (South Africa), Nomvula SA (South Africa), Brightness (Russia), Tabia (South Africa), Crescent Von Croon (South Africa), Lizwi (South Africa), Idd Aziz (Kenya), Rocio Starry (Spain), Toshi (South Africa), RubyGold (South Africa), Kwame (Kenya), Madigari (Namibia) amongst others, in the creation of musical works that reflect the redolent recondite narratives of this African region. In his exploration of the fusion of sounds from the Equator and other spaces, Saint Evo continually seeks to collaborate with an array of producers and percussionists from around the globe. Thus far, he has worked with Coflo (USA), DJ 84 (South Africa), Mtsepisto (Swaziland) Stopher CM (South Africa), Freddy Da Stupid (Mozambique), Over12 (Portugal), Shona SA (Zimbabwe), Benjy (France), Cocosoul (South Africa), Chinjong X Chinjong (Cameroon), Warren Deep (Zimbabwe) amongst others.

Correspondingly, Saint Evo's prescient vision has been to evangelize to the world this Equatorial sound. In this vein, the past few years have witnessed his musical productions making a mark on the international Afro House music scene, where he has released musical gems with reputable record labels from Africa, Europe & North America. As a DJ, his sets are characterized by an array of African drums infused with smithereens of fecund slivers of synths and basslines of electronic music. Through his monthly show titled Talking Drums hosted on his Mixcloud channel, Saint Evo showcases Afro House music from Africa and the world that resonates with his musical philosophy.