New WARP Signing: Nozinja (Shangaan Electro)

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We're pleased to announce that Nozinja, mastermind of 'Shangaan Electro', has signed with Warp Records, along with details of upcoming live shows.

Nozinja is the South African artist famous for creating the revolutionary dance movement dubbed 'shangaan electro’. A 21st century reboot of local folk tradition, Tsonga disco, kwaito and South African house, Nozinja has transcended these reference points to dream up an innovative and iconic Afro-futurist strain of electronic dance music. There is nothing quite like a Nozinja production: it is home-grown rave music in its purest form.

Nozinja's sound has found a particular kinship with other forward thinking electronic producers and DJs, with fans and champions including Caribou, The Knife, Mount Kimbie and Pearson Sound. A high profile series of 12”s on Honest Jon's featured Theo Parrish, Rashad & Spinn, Ricardo Villalobos, Hype Williams and others remixing Shangaan tracks, 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 (Caribou, Daphni) Jiaolong label.

Ooooh not for me thanks -

Sounds like a midi file you'd get on Klik n Play

This is exci

april fools?

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Are you mocking the Shangaan Electro? Don't mock the Shangaan Electro.

Really like this one, Reminds me of Arthur Russell a wee bit when the singing starts

https://soundcloud.com/nozinja/tshetsha-boys-bafana-bafana

Definitely the best Shangaan Electro artist out there.

  On 4/2/2014 at 4:54 PM, Joyrex said:

I wish I could dance like that, that look's like some serious fun.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha oh fuck

  On 4/2/2014 at 5:19 PM, GRVGLTCHR said:

 

  On 4/2/2014 at 4:54 PM, Joyrex said:

I wish I could dance like that, that look's like some serious fun.

 

Just do it mane.

Made in 30 mins on Fruity Loops 5

How late of WARP. They tried with South-African dance hype some years ago and nothing came out of it. That said, i enjoy this style for a change. Should be noted that one of the ethnographic pioneers of this stuff was Mark Ernestus from Basic Channel, he seriously believed it had the missing energy of early techno.

  On 4/2/2014 at 5:19 PM, GRVGLTCHR said:

I wish I could dance like that, that look's like some serious fun.

Drink some bleach* and see if you can carefully walk to the toilet before you're sick everywhere

*Don't drink bleach kids

that outfit

This is who aphex should've collaborated with, not those poser south africans. This guy's the real deal. Rdj fucks up once again.

This track is made with similar quality sounds and is miles better:

There's a lot of interesting music, of the type which isn't throw away failectronica, happening all over africa and this is what they feel the need to sign. Warp should rename itself ministry of found sound and get it over with.

Sounds a bit like Marimba Warrior.

  On 4/2/2014 at 5:57 PM, Friendly Foil said:

Sounds a bit like a Marimba Warrior ripoff.

  On 4/2/2014 at 5:52 PM, delet... said:

There's a lot of interesting music, of the type which isn't throw away failectronica, happening all over africa and this is what they feel the need to sign. Warp should rename itself ministry of found sound and get it over with.

Yeah, Shangaan Electro was compiled (and remixed) by Honest Jon's back in 2010.

  On 4/2/2014 at 5:28 PM, Amen Lare said:

How late of WARP. They tried with South-African dance hype some years ago and nothing came out of it.

I remember that:

Some other South African house/kwaito has come out of the country via Hyperdub (LV) and True Pather Sounds, who put out releases for DJ Spoko:

LV

I remember there was some effort to get African hip-hop releases overseas in 2007 and 2008, especially ghislain poirier who put some great mixes out, but it never really gained momentum.

Adult Swim put this out too:

http://video.adultswim.com/music/africanswim/

  On 4/2/2014 at 5:28 PM, mcbpete said:

 

  On 4/2/2014 at 5:19 PM, GRVGLTCHR said:

I wish I could dance like that, that look's like some serious fun.

Drink some bleach* and see if you can carefully walk to the toilet before you're sick everywhere

 

 

 

 

*Don't drink bleach kids

 

Lel

  On 4/2/2014 at 6:13 PM, xxx said:

Hatas hate all day, this shit is fun.

mmmmhmm.

he's brilliant, but i feel like warp are more opportunistic than enthusiastic these days

  On 4/2/2014 at 6:51 PM, noise said:

he's brilliant, but i feel like warp are more opportunistic than enthusiastic these days

Yep. That said, if this gets more Shangaan-y LPs pressed up and into my hands, right on.