Multi award winning South African singer, songwriter, actor, and novelist Nakhane has been hailed as “a real starin the making” (The Observer) who “makes the dancefloor a place of tenderness” (VICE). Their previous album, You Will Not Die, garnered the adoration of fans like Madonna and Elton John, and collaborators such as Perfume Genius and Nile Rodgers In their many guises in music, film and literature, Nakhane has been instrumental in challenging the status quo in conversations about gender and sexuality; steadily building a body ofwork of cultural importance that hits every dancefloor sweet spot. In the leadup to WOMADelaide festival I chat with Nakhane about their latest EP 'Leading Lines. We discussed setting new creative challenges for yourself and balancing the cross creative discipline that comes with creating different forms of media.