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{{Infobox album
| name       = Ina Ethe
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Zonke]]
| cover      = Ina Ethe album cover.png
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|df=y|2011|10|1}}
| recorded   = 2010–2011
| venue      =
| studio     = B&S Studio
| genre      = [[Jazz]], [[afrosoul]]
| length     =
| label      = TMP
| producer   = [[Zonke Dikana]]
| prev_title = [[Life, Love 'n Music]]
| prev_year  = 2007
| next_title = [[Give and Take Live]]
| next_year  = 2013
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Ina Ethe
| type        = Studio
| single1     = Ina Ethe
| single1date = 2012
| single2     = [[Feelings (Zonke song)|Feelings]]
| single2date = 12 July 2012
| single3     = Jik'Izinto
| single3date = 2012
}}
}}
'''''Ina Ethe''''' is the second  studio album of South African singer-songwriter and record producer [[Zonke]]. Solely produced and written by Zonke, ''Ina Ethe'' was released on 1 October 2011 through TMP Entertainment.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rockstar4000.com/m/blogpost?id=3633140%3ABlogPost%3A43345|title=Zonke Signs Exclusive Deal with Sony Music Entertainment|date=7 August 2013|accessdate=10 June 2016|archive-date=17 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817131437/http://www.rockstar4000.com/m/blogpost?id=3633140%3ABlogPost%3A43345|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Commercial reception==
Upon its release, ''Ina Ethe'' was certified double platinum by the [[Recording Industry of South Africa]] with over 80, 000 units sold.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.showbizone.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=923:zonkes-double-platinum-strikeun-offer&catid=latest-news&Itemid=484|title=Zonke's double platinum strike/UN offer|date=21 January 2013|accessdate=10 June 2016|archive-date=8 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808221124/http://www.showbizone.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=923:zonkes-double-platinum-strikeun-offer&catid=latest-news&Itemid=484|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album was also nominated in three music categories at the [[18th South African Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201203090264.html|title=South Africa: Zahara, Mi Casa, and Zakwe Head Sama18 Nominees|work=Biz-Community (Cape Town)|publisher=AllAfrica|date=8 March 2012|accessdate=10 June 2016}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[Channel O]]''
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}
| rev2 = ''Just Curious''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|8|10}}
}}
''Ina Ethe'' was received to positive reviews among [[Music criticism|music critics]]. It was rated 4 stars out of 5 by ''[[Channel O]]'', with the critic further stating that the album "sounds like it was definitely made for consumption and listening.".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://channelo.dstv.com/2012/03/cd-review-ina-ethe/|title=Album review: Ina Ethe|work=[[Channel O]]|date=6 March 2012|accessdate=10 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809120350/http://channelo.dstv.com/2012/03/cd-review-ina-ethe/|archive-date=9 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Zamani Khethelo of ''Just Curious'' gave the album 8 starts out of 10, stating that, "Overall this is a beautiful album and it deserves its place in your music collection".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.justcurious.co.za/review-zonkes-ina-ethe/|title=Review: Zonke’s INA ETHE|publisher=Just Curious|last=Khethelo|first=Zamani|date=1 March 2012|accessdate=10 June 2016|archive-date=30 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630025808/http://www.justcurious.co.za/review-zonkes-ina-ethe/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Track listing==
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| title2 = Uzohamb’ubuye
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| title3 = Viva the Legend
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| title4 = Ngomso
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| title5 = [[Feelings (Zonke song)|Feelings]]
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| title6 = Jik'Izinto
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| title7 = Nameless
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| title8 = Thank You for Loving Me
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| title9 = I Know a Place
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| title10 = Mzi Kaphalo
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| title11 = When All is Said and Gone
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| title12 = Sobabini
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| title13 = Chivalry is Dead
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| title14 = My Song
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==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions and reference
|-
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format(s)
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col"| Edition(s)
! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! scope="row" | South Africa
| 1 October 2011
| {{hlist|CD|digital download|[[Gramophone record|Vinyl]]}}
| TMP Entertainment
| Standard
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web|title=Zonke – ''Ina Ethe'' CD|url=http://www.musica.co.za/products/view/zonke-ina-ethe-cd_6009658733012|publisher=Musica|accessdate=10 June 2016}}</ref>
|}
==Accolades==
{| class ="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Award ceremony
!Prize
!Result
!Ref
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012
|rowspan="2"|[[18th South African Music Awards]]
|Best African Adult Album
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newzimbabwe.com/showbiz-7850-Zahara+takes+eight+awards+at+SAMAs/showbiz.aspx|title=Zahara takes eight awards at SAMAs|work=The New Zimbabwe|date=1 May 2012|accessdate=11 June 2016|archive-date=7 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807231828/http://www.newzimbabwe.com/showbiz-7850-Zahara+takes+eight+awards+at+SAMAs/showbiz.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|Album of the Year
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvsa.co.za/user/blogs/viewblogpost.aspx?blogpostid=24591|title=2012 SAMA Awards – all the nominees|work=TV South Africa|date=8 March 2012|accessdate=11 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2013
|rowspan="2"|[[2013 Metro FM Music Awards]]
|Best Produced Album
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2013-01-17-2013-metro-fm-music-awards-nominees-announced|title=Metro FM Music Awards announces nominees|work=The Mail & Guardian|author=Rhodé Marshall|date=17 January 2013|accessdate=11 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
|Best Female Album
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.channel24.co.za/channel24/Music/News/2013-Metro-FM-Music-Awards-The-winners-20130225|title=2013 Metro FM Music Awards: The winners|work=Channel 24|date=25 February 2013|accessdate=11 June 2016}}</ref>
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Zonke}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Zonke albums]]
[[Category:2011 albums]]