Evelyn Wanjiru

Life and career

Evelyn Wanjiru is the fourth-born of Helen Muhonja and Crispin Kinyua in a family of five. She was brought up in the Nakuru Kenya Freehold Estate, where she attended Saint Mary’s Girls Primary and Langalanga Secondary. In her early education, she was deeply involved in drama and the school choir, presaging her later success. She later joined Tears Group, Nakuru, for a course in music before further benefiting from the government of Kenya at the 2010 Talent Academy at Kabarak University Nakuru. After early successes in church and school festivals, commercial success came her way when music producer Agundabweni Akweyu noted her talent. Together they started Bwenieve Productions, a music recording studio. She recorded her first album "Mazingira," which was later re-branded as "Waweza." This album resulted in increased public awareness and accolades, most notably for her songs "Waweza" and "Mungu Mkuu." “Waweza” was nominated as Worship Song and Wanjiru as New Artist of the Year for the 2012 Groove Awards. "title song of her second album, won the 2015 Groove Awards Album of the Year.

The song "Mazingira" was also selected as the theme song of the Kenyan government's campaign to reclaim Mau Forest in 2010. During the launch of this reforestation project in eastern Mau, the incumbent Prime Minister of Kenya was notably impressed by the song, appointing Wanjiru as the official music ambassador for Mau Forest. Under the auspices of this appointment, Wanjiru began the “Mazingira Bora Afya Bora" campaign for the promotion of good health and a healthy environment.

On April 7, 2012, Wanjiru got married to Producer Agundabweni Akweyu at Buruburu Baptist Church, where her father in-law, Rev. Kenneth Akweyu, serves as a senior pastor.

Discography

Waweza Album (2012)

Mungu Mkuu Album (2015)

'Matendo Album(2016)'

Discography

Complete Albums by Evelyn Wanjiru