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Einstein Patrick Mupalu - 'Einstein Fix’ - is the go-to repair man in Cape Town for mobile phones and laptops. Any device, almost any problem, six days a week, ‘he fix’, and in record time.

Originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Einstein has, since 2009, sought asylum in South Africa where he works out of a tiny shop on Cape Town’s affluent Bree Street. From this hole-in-a-wall, he operates like a kind of digital doctor, resuscitating tired batteries, cracked screens, and unresponsive keys.

In this electronic symphony, Einstein’s poignant personal story is told in ‘movements’, alongside the hustle, humour, energy, noise and multiplicity of voices that fill his every day.

Producer: Catherine Boulle
Music by: John Withers
A Falling Tree production for Â鶹Éç Radio Three