Nozinja is a South African musician, producer and DJ, credited with
the creation and popularisation of the 'shangaan electro' genre of
African dance music, influenced by traditional folk, Tsonga disco,
Kwaito house and township backstreet dance styles from the Limpopo
region of South Africa.Born Richard Mthetwa in Gyani, Limpopo, Nozinja
has since moved to Soweto and spent time running a string of
successful mobile phone repair shops before noticing the size of
crowds at local Sowetan Shangaan dances and becoming the producer,
artist, video director and promoter of the Shangaan style for which he
is now known.Shangaan electro was born in Soweto, however takes its
name from the Shangaan people who moved to Soweto largely for work,
including Nozinja, also known simply as 'Dog'. The 'shangaan electro'
sound has found a particular kinship with electronic producers and DJs
such as Caribou, Ben UFO, Mount Kimbie and Pearson Sound consistently
championing the style. A high-profile series of 12"s on Honest Jon's
capitalised on this with Theo Parrish, Rashad & Spinn, Ricardo
Villalobos, Hype Williams and others remixing Shangaan tracks, which
were subsequently compiled on the 'Shangaan Shake' double CD. 2013 saw
the release of 2 brand new Nozinja cuts (under various pseudonyms) on
Dan Snaith's Jiaolong label.
the creation and popularisation of the 'shangaan electro' genre of
African dance music, influenced by traditional folk, Tsonga disco,
Kwaito house and township backstreet dance styles from the Limpopo
region of South Africa.Born Richard Mthetwa in Gyani, Limpopo, Nozinja
has since moved to Soweto and spent time running a string of
successful mobile phone repair shops before noticing the size of
crowds at local Sowetan Shangaan dances and becoming the producer,
artist, video director and promoter of the Shangaan style for which he
is now known.Shangaan electro was born in Soweto, however takes its
name from the Shangaan people who moved to Soweto largely for work,
including Nozinja, also known simply as 'Dog'. The 'shangaan electro'
sound has found a particular kinship with electronic producers and DJs
such as Caribou, Ben UFO, Mount Kimbie and Pearson Sound consistently
championing the style. A high-profile series of 12"s on Honest Jon's
capitalised on this with Theo Parrish, Rashad & Spinn, Ricardo
Villalobos, Hype Williams and others remixing Shangaan tracks, which
were subsequently compiled on the 'Shangaan Shake' double CD. 2013 saw
the release of 2 brand new Nozinja cuts (under various pseudonyms) on
Dan Snaith's Jiaolong label.
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