Felix Angyumanu Nyajo (known professionally as Salute, stylised as salute) is an Austrian producer based in England. They first attracted attention for their remixes of Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat" and Sam Smith's "Money on My Mind," and they have released the EPs Gold Rush, Condition I, Condition II, Condition III, Ultra Pool, and Shield as well as the mini-album My Heart. They released their debut album, True Magic, in July 2024, which charted at No. 5 on the UK Dance Albums Chart.
Felix Angyumanu Nyajo was born in Aspern to a cab driver and a nurse and has an older brother. Their parents, who spoke Hausa, moved there from Belgrade to escape the Yugoslav Wars after previously relocating from Nigeria in the early 1980s. Growing up, their family would take regular trips to Colindale where Nyajo's cousin and their family lived. They also regularly attended church service as their parents were Pentecostals. While in Aspern, Nyajo suffered from regular racism and was stabbed aged 14 by a pair of racists. They compiled their first works on their parents' computer using a pirated copy of FL Studio they had obtained aged 13.
Felix Angyumanu Nyajo (known professionally as Salute, stylised as salute) is an Austrian producer based in England. They first attracted attention for their remixes of Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat" and Sam Smith's "Money on My Mind," and they have released the EPs Gold Rush, Condition I, Condition II, Condition III, Ultra Pool, and Shield as well as the mini-album My Heart. They released their debut album, True Magic, in July 2024, which charted at No. 5 on the UK Dance Albums Chart.
Felix Angyumanu Nyajo was born in Aspern to a cab driver and a nurse and has an older brother. Their parents, who spoke Hausa, moved there from Belgrade to escape the Yugoslav Wars after previously relocating from Nigeria in the early 1980s. Growing up, their family would take regular trips to Colindale where Nyajo's cousin and their family lived. They also regularly attended church service as their parents were Pentecostals. While in Aspern, Nyajo suffered from regular racism and was stabbed aged 14 by a pair of racists. They compiled their first works on their parents' computer using a pirated copy of FL Studio they had obtained aged 13.