Msaki x Tubatsi: synthetic hearts, organic music

In April 2021, Msaki, Tubatsi Mpho Moloi and French cellist Clément Petit settled for a week at Nirox, a distinguished arts residency and sculpture park an hour’s drive from bustling Johannesburg. As autumn fell on the country and the days grew shorter, the three musicians worked for a week in the bright cold of the South African winter, sharing ideas for tunes, draft lyrics and occasionally , heart-to-heart conversations. The result ?