Slate Nation Explained
| Slate Nation |
| Birth Name: | Ngot Athuai |
| 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 |
Ngot Athuai 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]
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. 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
In 2017, while touring Australia, Slate Nation claimed that his life was in danger if he returned to South Sudan.[9] In 2018 December his brother Magontong died in a road accident near Tonj.[10]
Discography
Studio albums
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 | Digital download[11] | |
Songs
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] | 2020Awards
| Year | Award | Result | Reference |
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| 2015 | Fans Choice Awards at MTN Music Awards | | ,[17] [18] | | 2016 | Best Male Artist at South Theater Academy Awards | | | | People's Choice Award at South Theater Academy Awards | | | | Best Collaboration of the year at South Theater Academy Awards | | , | | Best Song of the year "Juba Juice" at South Theater Academy Awards | | | | 2017 | Song of the Year at South Sudan Talent Awards | | | | Male Artist of the Year at South Sudan Talent Awards | | , | | Dancehall artist of the year at South Sudan Talent Awards | | | | Best Collaboration of the year at South Sudan Talent Awards | | | | 2018 | Video of the year at South Sudan Talent Youth Awards | | , | |
See also
External links
- 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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Notes and References
- Web site: Slate Nation: 'I am scared and my life is in danger if I were to go back to South Sudan' . . 12 December 2017 . Ajak Deng . Chiengkou . 18 March 2023 .
- Web site: Australia to Uganda: Slate Nation records song with Chameleone and Pallaso. 29 September 2019.
- Web site: Silver X signs upcoming artist Slate Nation. 26 May 2017.
- Web site: Slate Nation, taking the world by storm. 2017.
- Web site: Top 10 Popular Dancehall artists in South Sudan according to their Songs number six will shock you. 9 April 2016.
- Web site: Juba Juice Slate Nation (Official Music Video). 29 October 2016. YouTube.
- Web site: Slate Nation. 16 November 2016.
- Web site: Slate Nation performs on the global stage in Australia . 18 July 2022 .
- Web site: Slate Nation's return venue changed – Juba Monitor . Jubamonitor.com . 2021-11-19.
- Web site: Slate Nation changes music style to 'Kubulo' as he gears up for new album. 21 December 2019.
- Web site: Yiith by Slate Nation on Apple Music . apple.com . 20 November 2017 . 18 March 2023 .
- Web site: Shazam.
- Web site: Shazam Nya Adai.
- Web site: Shazam Chut Angueem.
- Web site: Shazam Mading Bor.
- Web site: INU – Slate nation ft President Salva Kiir . Shabab Magazine . 2021-11-19.
- Web site: SSTYA — South Sudanese Talent Youth Awards.
- Web site: Juba Juice singer scoops four awards.
