#UpbeatAfrica:It's our job to #GoDeep & share the most difficult stories

#UpbeatAfrica:It's our job to #GoDeep & share the most difficult stories.

Journey through music, culture, and power moves. 🎶 #KlassikEra dives into the evolution of Kapop music, through witty storytelling and legendary battles.

"To Me, music isn't about rhyming on the beat or pleasing fans. It's about being true to who you are, your story and changing lives."
~ DON SANTO

CM Wanzala (born April 13), popularly known as Don Santo (stylized as DON SANTO, is a Kenyan singer,  rapper, songwriter, arranger, actor, author, record producer, Photo-Videographer, Creative Director (Blame It On Don), entrepreneur, record executive and Leader of the Klassik Nation. Considered one of the greatest entertainers of all time, he is regarded as one of the world's most significant cultural icons and has been a global figure in popular culture for over a decade.

DON SANTO is among the most critically acclaimed musicians and one of the best-selling Kenyan music artists of all time. In 2015 he has won a total of 3 East Africa Music Awards, the most by a musician.

DON SANTO was born in Nambale, Busia and was raised in Kisumu where he lived with his family through his early school life at Ogango Primary School. He was appointed the School’s ‘spiritual leader’ between 1995 – 2000. He then attended St. Teresa’s High School, Kabula where he went on to become a student leader and the Chairman of the Christian Union, Debating Club, Music Club, Computer and Inventions Club and founded the Journalism Club. He went to the Technical University of Kenya and later at the University of South Africa. According to his interviews and lyrics, during this period he sold marijuana and pornographic material and was shot thirteen times but missed the bullet. This led him to turn to a God-fearing way of life. He served as an ordained evangelist in the Anglican Church of Kenya and acting Chaplain for Mabunge Secondary and Primary Schools.

​The genius of DON SANTO rests in his willingness to break from traditional formula and constantly push the envelope. He flips the method of the moment with undeniable swagger and bold African sensibility.

​As a songwriter, Santo revisits simple, but profound aspects of the human experience – love, lust, desire, joy and pain that define classical art and drama. He applies his concept to rich, full vocals that exude his intended effect.

It is this uncanny ability to compose classics and deliver electrifying live performances that define everything that is essential DON SANTO.

​In 2015, DON SANTO won the East Africa Music Awards in the Artist of the year Category while his song "Sina Makosa" won the Song of The year.

​The genius of DON SANTO rests in his willingness to break from traditional formula and constantly push the envelope. He flips the method of the moment with undeniable swagger and bold African sensibility.

As a songwriter, Santo revisits simple, but profound aspects of the human experience – love, lust, desire, joy and pain that define classical art and drama. He applies his concept to rich, full vocals that exude his intended effect.

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