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MSAKI

Mar 15, 2023

10:00pm – 10:40pm CT

Esther's Follies

Msaki Bio
East London-born musician, composer, producer and curator has carved a lane all of her own making. Her determination to move in authenticity has seen her release independent work under her own creative entity, Oneshushuday Artistry. Released her beautifully fragile debut EP, Nalithemba in 2013 and debut LP, Zaneliza: How the Water Moves in 2016. Zaneliza was nominated for a SAMA award and her Imfama Ziyabona was on the Metro Charts for 19 weeks.
Her versatility has had her working with House DJ’s, namely Mobi Dixon, to Revolution, Sun-El Musician, to Black Motion, to being a songwriter feaeturing on Black Coffee’s Grammy Award winning album SUBCONCIOUSLY, to Prince Kaybee, with whom she created “Fetch Your Life” The song became a rallying call, a battle cry, a lifeline, an inspirational mantra.
In the year 2021, the songstress released her double album, Platinumb Heart.
In 2022, MSAKI won Best Femal Artist of the Year and Best Adult Contemporary Album of the year.
Her international collaborations include Ayra Starr, Mariam, Jorja Smith and Diplo who is a regular collaborator and since releasing “Tomorrow Silver” in 2021 alongside Sun-El Musician, has been on the top 40

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About
From:
East London, SOUTH AFRICA
Subgenre:
Singer-Songwriter