Nozinja Lodge

Nozinja Lodge is the debut studio album by South African artist Nozinja, released on Warp on June 1, 2015.[11] It peaked at number 13 on Billboard's World Albums chart.[12] Rolling Stone placed it at number 13 on their "20 Best EDM and Electronic Albums of 2015" list.[13] Fact listed it on their "30 Best Album Covers of 2015" list.[14]

Nozinja Lodge
Studio album by Nozinja
Released	June 1, 2015
Genre	Shangaan electro, electronic
Length	42:44
Label	Warp
Producer	Nozinja
Singles from Nozinja Lodge
"Tsekeleke" Released: August 11, 2014[1]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Clash	7/10[4]
Exclaim!	7/10[5]
The Irish Times	[6]
The List	[7]
Pitchfork	6.9/10[8]
PopMatters	[9]
Resident Advisor	4.1/5[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nozinja.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Nwa Baloyi"	4:59
2.	"Mitshetsho We Zindaba"	3:48
3.	"Baby Do U Feel Me"	3:46
4.	"Xihukwani"	3:07
5.	"Tsekeleke"	4:47
6.	"Vamaseve Vatswelani"	5:12
7.	"Nyamsoro"	3:40
8.	"N'wanga I Jesu"	3:35
9.	"Vomaseve Hina"	4:31
10.	"Wo Va Jaha"	5:19

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Nozinja – production, recording
• Mark Gergis – post production
• Mandy Parnell – mastering
• Bafana Kunene – vocals (1)
• Tiyiselani Vomaseve – vocals (2, 6, 9)
• White Moja – vocals (5)
• Sjineto – vocals (7)
• Ben Maluleke – vocals (8)
• Qoli Kunene – vocals (10)
• Chris Saunders – cover photography
• Nico Krijno – inside photography

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US World Albums (Billboard)[12]	13

References

1. "Tsekeleke". Warp. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
2. "Nozinja Lodge by Nozinja". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
3. Simpson, Paul. "Nozinja Lodge - Nozinja". AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
4. Westley, Nathan (June 3, 2015). "Nozinja - Nozinja Lodge". Clash. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
5. Patrick, Ryan B. (June 2, 2015). "Nozinja: Nozinja Lodge". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
6. Carroll, Jim (June 19, 2015). "Nozinja: Nozinja Lodge | Album Review". The Irish Times. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
7. Ennor, Laura (June 9, 2015). "Album review: Nozinja – Nozinja Lodge". The List. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
8. Pattison, Louis (June 2, 2015). "Nozinja: Nozinja Lodge". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
9. Olson, Benjamin Hedge (July 14, 2015). "Nozinja: Nozinja Lodge". PopMatters. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
10. Ryce, Andrew (June 23, 2015). "Nozinja - Nozinja Lodge". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
11. Coultate, Aaron (April 1, 2015). "Warp Records announce debut album from Nozinja". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
12. "World Albums: The Week of June 20, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
13. "20 Best EDM and Electronic Albums of 2015: 13. Nozinja, 'Nozinja Lodge'". Rolling Stone. December 17, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
14. "The 30 Best Album Covers of 2015 (page 24 of 31)". Fact. December 4, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2018.

Further reading

• Brown, Harley (June 9, 2015). "Nozinja 'Gambles With His Talent' on Major-Label Debut, 'Nozinja Lodge'". Spin. Retrieved March 31, 2018.

External links

• Nozinja Lodge at Discogs (list of releases)
• Nozinja Lodge at MusicBrainz (list of releases)