Evelyn Wanjiru
Evelyn Wanjirū (born 6 May 1990) is a Kenyan gospel singer, worship leader, songwriter, and music director. She is also an entrepreneur, the host of the annual worship event Praise Atmosphere, and co-founder of Bwenieve Production. Wanjirū's song “Mazingira,” which was adopted as the theme for a Kenyan government environmental conservation campaign, leading to her appointment as a music ambassador for the Mau Forest initiative. Her album Mungu Mkuu won Album of the Year at the 2015 Groove Awards, and her collaboration “Tulia” (featuring Vicky Kitonga) won Collaboration of the Year at the same awards in 2016. She has also received nominations at the All Africa Music Awards and the Sauti Awards. She is known for songs such as “Mungu Mkuu,” “Celebrate,” “Na Iwe Maombi,” “Jehovah Elohim,” “Waweza,” “Utukufu,” “Nikufahamu,” and “Asante.” In 2024, Wanjirū published her first book, The Wait, documenting her personal experience of waiting for a child alongside her husband, Agundabweni Akweyu.
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