Slate Nation
{{short description|South Sudanese musician}}
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{{Orphan|date=February 2022}}
{{Undisclosed paid|date=October 2022}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Slate Nation
| birth_name = Ngot Mou Athuai
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| birth_place = Thiet Town, Tonj State
| origin = Juba, South Sudan
| genre = Folk music, Zouk, Ragga, Dancehall, AfroPop, Kubulo, and Afrobeats
| occupation = Musician, artist, songwriter
| instrument = Vocals
| years_active = 2016–present
| associated_acts = Jose Chameleone, Pallaso, Skales
| label = Junubin Starboy Entertainment, Holyland Family Music Empire
| website = {{URL|slatenationmusic.com}}
}}
Ngot Mou Athuai {{abbr|a.k.a.|performer known as}} Slate Nation is a South Sudanese-born Australia-based{{cite web |url=https://player.fm/series/sbs-dinka-sbs-dinka-1789510/slate-nation-i-am-scared-and-my-life-is-in-danger-if-i-were-to-go-back-to-south-sudan-slate-nation-i-am-scared-and-my-life-is-in-danger-if-i-were-to-go-back-to-south-sudan |title=Slate Nation: 'I am scared and my life is in danger if I were to go back to South Sudan' |publisher=SBS Dinka |date=12 December 2017 |first=Ajak Deng |last=Chiengkou |access-date=18 March 2023 }} musician, artist and songwriter. He was born in Thiet, a suburb of Tonj State.{{cite web|url=https://bigeye.ug/australia-to-uganda-slate-nation-records-song-with-chameleone-and-pallaso/|title=Australia to Uganda: Slate Nation records song with Chameleone and Pallaso|date=29 September 2019}}{{cite web|url= https://hotinjuba.com/silver-x-signs-upcoming-artist-slate-nation/|title=Silver X signs upcoming artist Slate Nation|date=26 May 2017}}
Music career
Slate Nation began his music career in 2007 as a choir member in Don Bosco Missionary School in his hometown Tonj.{{cite web|url=https://hotinjuba.com/slate-nation-taking-the-world-by-storm/|title=Slate Nation, taking the world by storm|date=2017}} He made his breakthrough with his hit song Juba Juice in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://jubahotpotgossips.blogspot.com/2016/04/top-10-popular-dancehall-artists-in.html|title=Top 10 Popular Dancehall artists in South Sudan according to their Songs number six will shock you|date=9 April 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp7dR3h954Y|title=Juba Juice {{!}} Slate Nation (Official Music Video)|date=29 October 2016|via=YouTube}} He has collaborated with international acts such as Skales, Pallaso, Jose Chameleone.{{cite web | url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/directory/slate-nation |title = Slate Nation|date = 16 November 2016}} The artist undertook his second tour of Australia in late 2017. He worked on his fourth studio album expected in 2023, which features work by Chameleone, Skales, Tekno (musician) and Emmanuel Jal. At the beginning of 2022, Slate Nation conducted a world music tour with Rema of Marvin, Kizz Daniel, KiDi.{{cite web | url=https://www.galaxyfm.co.ug/2022/07/18/slate-nation-performs-on-the-global-stage-in-australia/ | title=Slate Nation performs on the global stage in Australia | date=18 July 2022 }}
Personal life
In 2017, while touring Australia, Slate Nation claimed that his life was in danger if he returned to South Sudan.{{cite web|url=https://www.jubamonitor.com/slate-nations-return-venue-changed/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303174107/https://www.jubamonitor.com/slate-nations-return-venue-changed/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=3 March 2020 |title=Slate Nation's return venue changed – Juba Monitor |publisher=Jubamonitor.com |date= |accessdate=2021-11-19}} In 2018 December his brother Magontong died in a road accident near Tonj.{{cite web | url=https://hotinjuba.com/slate-nation-changes-music-style-to-kubulo-as-he-gears-up-for-new-album/ |title = Slate Nation changes music style to 'Kubulo' as he gears up for new album|date = 21 December 2019}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable"
|+ List of Studio Albums ! Title ! Year ! Label ! Format |
| Leek Ke Yen
| 2014 |Holyland Family Music Empire |Digital download |
| Nyanbim
| 2017 | Junubin Starboy Entertainment |Digital download |
| Yiith
| 2018 | Junubin Starboy Entertainment |
=Songs=
{| class="wikitable"
|+Songs
!Song Title
!Year
|-
|Come Back Home
|2010
|-
|Juba Juice
|2015
|-
|Nyanbim
|2016
|-
|Girls Dem Hotter Ft. Captain Dollar
|2016
|-
|Anatabani
|2017
|-
|Yiith
|2017
|-
|Panda Awiel
|2017
|-
|Mading Bor
|2017
|-
|Dom Achin
|2017
|-
|Take Me Down
|2017
|-
|Maath{{cite web | url=https://www.shazam.com/track/385115278/maath |title = Shazam}}
|2017
|-
|Yitok
|2017
|-
|Wuong
|2017
|-
|Pandum
|2017
|-
|Piir
|2017
|-
|Nya Adai
|2017
|-
|Piandu
|2017
|-
|Good Girl
|2017
|-
|Domachin
|2018
|-
|Nya Adai{{cite web | url=https://www.shazam.com/track/385115288/nya-adai | title=Shazam {{!}} Nya Adai}}
|2018
|-
|Chut Angueem{{cite web | url=https://www.shazam.com/track/345851016/chut-agueem |title = Shazam {{!}} Chut Angueem}}
|2018
|-
|Beautiful Girl Ft Pallaso
|2019
|-
|Take Me Down
|2019
|-
|Panda Awiel
|2019
|-
|2019
|-
|2020
{{End}}
Awards
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Year | Award | Result | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015
| Fans Choice Awards at MTN Music Awards |{{won}} |,{{cite web | url=http://sstya.net/ |title = SSTYA — South Sudanese Talent Youth Awards}}{{cite web | url=https://www.jubamonitor.com/juba-juice-singer-scoops-four-awards/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206032743/https://www.jubamonitor.com/juba-juice-singer-scoops-four-awards/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=6 December 2021 |title = Juba Juice singer scoops four awards}} | |||
| rowspan="4"|2016
| Best Male Artist at South Theater Academy Awards |{{won}} | |||
| People's Choice Award at South Theater Academy Awards
|{{won}} | |||
| Best Collaboration of the year at South Theater Academy Awards
|{{won}} | |||
| Best Song of the year "Juba Juice" at South Theater Academy Awards
|{{won}} | |||
| rowspan="4"|2017
|Song of the Year at South Sudan Talent Awards |{{won}} | |||
| Male Artist of the Year at South Sudan Talent Awards
|{{won}} | |||
| Dancehall artist of the year at South Sudan Talent Awards
|{{won}} | |||
| Best Collaboration of the year at South Sudan Talent Awards
|{{won}} | |||
| 2018
|Video of the year at South Sudan Talent Youth Awards |{{won}} |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://slatenationmusic.com/ Slate Nation Official Website]
- https://www.galaxyfm.co.ug/2022/07/18/slate-nation-performs-on-the-global-stage-in-australia/
- https://www.sudanspost.com/slate-nation-left-fans-craving-at-melbourne-concert-with-nigerian-singer-rema/
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Category:South Sudanese musicians
Category:South Sudanese singers
Category:South Sudanese emigrants to Australia
Category:South Sudanese songwriters
Category:Culture of South Sudan
Category:South Sudanese singer-songwriters