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Felix Angyumanu Nyajo (known professionally as Salute) is an Austrian DJ and record producer based in England, who is currently signed to English independent record label, Ninja Tune. They initially gained attention for their remixes of Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat" and Sam Smith's "Money on My Mind" in the early 2010s, produced and released during their adolescence around the age of 16.

To date, they have released nine EP's ; Lionheart (2013), Fields (2013), Gold Rush (2015), Condition I (2018), Condition II (2019), Condition III (2019), lyali (2020), Ultra Pool (2022), and Shield (2023) and two studio albums ; their mini-album, My Heart (2016) and full-length debut, True Magic on July 12, 2024, which would go on to chart at No. 5 on the UK Dance Albums Chart upon its arrival.

Life and career 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. Their first work to receive press attention was a remix of Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat". After a blog ran a piece on it, FM4 invited them in for an interview and then started playing their music. After Capitol Records enlisted them for a remix of "Money on My Mind" by Sam Smith, they waited until the last possible minute to start on it and then imitated a remix Flume had just uploaded. Nyajo moved to Brighton for university later in 2014, They left the following year, Nyajo then moved to Manchester with a friend in 2016 Nyajo responded by producing a trio of EPs, Condition I, Condition II, and Condition III, In an April 2019 interview with Vice, they described the EPs as consisting of "memories", "pain and feeing shitty", and "hope". They released the EPs Ultra Pool and Shield in August 2022 and May 2023. Shield was their first to include their own vocals and charted at number 12 on the Official Vinyl Singles Chart the following October. Shield included "Run Away With You", which featured No Rome, "Feels Like My Hands Are On Fire", which was co-produced by George Daniel, and "Peach" with Sammy Virji. The following July, Nyajo released the album True Magic, a concept album based on the concept of racing Japanese cars. The album featured contributions from Rina Sawayama, Karma Kid, Disclosure, Sam Gellaitry, , Empress Of, Léa Sen, Piri, and Leilah, most of whom were friends of theirs. It charted at number 5 on the UK Dance Albums Chart. The album is scheduled to release on June 12, 2026. If a promoter did not adhere to this, Nyajo would not play the show. Explaining themselves to Billboard in July 2024, they stated the following:

Nyajo first became interested in production after hearing the Sonic Rush soundtrack, taking further inspiration coming from the SSX Tricky and FIFA Street 2 soundtracks. In 2013, they were taking influence from Rustie, James Blake, Hudson Mohawke, soul music, and 1990s hip hop music. In an interview with Austrian Music Export in April 2023, they noted that they were inspired to institute their inclusion rider after seeing a "couple of people in America" institute similar conditions.

Discography Studio albums My Heart (2016) True Magic (2024)

EPs Lionheart (2013) Fields (2013) Gold Rush (2015) Condition I (2018) Condition II (2019) Condition III (2019) lyali (2020) Ultra Pool (2022) Shield (2023)

Compilations Condition (2019)