Slate Nation
South Sudanese musician
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Ngot Mou Athuai a.k.a. Slate Nation is a South Sudanese-born Australia-based[1] musician, artist and songwriter. He was born in Thiet, a suburb of Tonj State.[2][3]
Slate Nation | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ngot Mou Athuai Thiet Town, Tonj State |
| Origin | Juba, South Sudan |
| Genres | Folk music, Zouk, Ragga, Dancehall, AfroPop, Kubulo, and Afrobeats |
| Occupations | Musician, artist, songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2016–present |
| Labels | Junubin Starboy Entertainment, Holyland Family Music Empire |
| Website | slatenationmusic |
Music career
Slate Nation began his music career in 2007 as a choir member in Don Bosco Missionary School in his hometown Tonj.[4] He made his breakthrough with his hit song Juba Juice in 2016.[5][6] He has collaborated with international acts such as Skales, Pallaso, Jose Chameleone.[2][7][4] The artist undertook his second tour of Australia in late 2017.[1] 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.[8]
Personal life
Discography
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 | Digital download[11] |
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[12] | 2017 |
| Yitok | 2017 |
| Wuong | 2017 |
| Pandum | 2017 |
| Piir | 2017 |
| Nya Adai | 2017 |
| Piandu | 2017 |
| Good Girl | 2017 |
| Domachin | 2018 |
| Nya Adai[13] | 2018 |
| Chut Angueem[14] | 2018 |
| Beautiful Girl Ft Pallaso | 2019 |
| Take Me Down | 2019 |
| Panda Awiel | 2019 |
| Mading Bor[15] | 2019 |
| Inu[16] | 2020 |
Awards
| Year | Award | Result | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Fans Choice Awards at MTN Music Awards | Won | ,[17][18] |
| 2016 | Best Male Artist at South Theater Academy Awards | Won | [18] |
| People's Choice Award at South Theater Academy Awards | Won | [18] | |
| Best Collaboration of the year at South Theater Academy Awards | Won | ,[17][18] | |
| Best Song of the year "Juba Juice" at South Theater Academy Awards | Won | [17] | |
| 2017 | Song of the Year at South Sudan Talent Awards | Won | [17] |
| Male Artist of the Year at South Sudan Talent Awards | Won | ,[17][18] | |
| Dancehall artist of the year at South Sudan Talent Awards | Won | [17] | |
| Best Collaboration of the year at South Sudan Talent Awards | Won | [17] | |
| 2018 | Video of the year at South Sudan Talent Youth Awards | Won | ,[17][18] |