Ni Songo Nthithisa
| Ni Songo Nthithisa | ||||
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| 📅 Released | 2022/11/01 | |||
| Studio | Eliyahu Studio | |||
| ⏳ Length | Error in Module:Hms: Seconds value must be less than 60 | |||
| Language | •English •Venda | |||
| 🏷️ Label | Eliyahu Records | |||
| 👔 Director | Awelani Mugeni | |||
| 🤑 Producer | Mugeni Elijah | |||
| Compiler | Elly | |||
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Background
One year after the release of his second studio album Behind Tha Sin [1](2022), Elijah announced he had begun work on the follow-up EP. He revealed that his EP would only consist of two songs and focus on success and unity, stating "my next EP is all two songs where I touch on few success and Oneness... past, present and future." In 2021 Mugeni Elijah had completed the first song for the EP as well as releasing the taster "Ni Songo Nthithisa 30 Seconds Video Clip". Speculation led the media to believe the EP would focus on Elijah's misunderstandings with other specific musicians.
Composition
Ni Songo Nthithisa[2] consists of two songs and features just one guest singer Roanda[3]. Ni songo Nthithisa is an atmospheric Hip Hop, Rap and Contemporary R&B EP, that takes influence from quiet storm. The EP production features soft and gentle percussion and emotional keys. The EP's lyrics focus on the celebration of victory in the musical world.
“Humble Man.” It is the EP’s opening track. The song tells about the beauty of exhibiting one another’s brotherhood and the tranquility that manners offer to people.
Ni songo nthithisa is the second track on Elijah’s EP. The song focuses on Mugeni Elijah’s triumph as a consequence of his previous tribulations.
Recording
Mugeni Elijah recorded the EP at the Eliyahu Studio in Thohoyandou[4], and perfected all the songs creating what he described as the "perfection session". Elijah was inspired by the Summer season, which he related to during the conception and recording of the EP. He continued to describe the EP as an "extent", starting with "Ni Songo Nthithisa", creating a "spread" throughout the EP. The EP's writing process followed a structure, with all songs beginning without self-introduction. Elijah would initially start the process with lyrics in his head, before meeting long-time collaborators like Roanda and Evelyn. From there they would "build" the music around the small musical melody[5]. "Humble man" was created from this process, as was the first EP's track. Elijah and the associates started the song with a few instruments and melodies before Mugeni Elijah took the production home where he recorded it himself in his studio. Speaking about the whole EP process, Elijah said: ”I'm still in transition, but I'm still me,” he said. “I still love to write all types of songs and listen to all types of music, but Ni Songo Nthithisa definitely has a lot of emotional vocalization because I wanted it to be music that people can feel.”
Track listing
| 1 | Ni Songo Nthithisa[6] |
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| 2 | Humble man[7] |
