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 Yen2014Holyland Family Music EmpireDigital download
Nyanbim2017Junubin Starboy EntertainmentDigital download
Yiith2018Junubin Starboy EntertainmentDigital download[11]

Songs

Songs!Song Title!Year
Come Back Home2010
Juba Juice2015
Nyanbim2016
Girls Dem Hotter Ft. Captain Dollar2016
Anatabani2017
Yiith2017
Panda Awiel2017
Mading Bor2017
Dom Achin2017
Take Me Down2017
Maath[12] 2017
Yitok2017
Wuong2017
Pandum2017
Piir2017
Nya Adai2017
Piandu2017
Good Girl2017
Domachin2018
Nya Adai[13] 2018
Chut Angueem[14] 2018
Beautiful Girl Ft Pallaso2019
Take Me Down2019
Panda Awiel2019
Mading Bor[15] 2019
Inu[16] 2020

Awards

Year Award Result Reference
2015Fans Choice Awards at MTN Music Awards,[17] [18]
2016Best 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
2017Song 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
2018Video 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/

Notes and References

  1. 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 .
  2. Web site: Australia to Uganda: Slate Nation records song with Chameleone and Pallaso. 29 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Silver X signs upcoming artist Slate Nation. 26 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Slate Nation, taking the world by storm. 2017.
  5. Web site: Top 10 Popular Dancehall artists in South Sudan according to their Songs number six will shock you. 9 April 2016.
  6. Web site: Juba Juice Slate Nation (Official Music Video). 29 October 2016. YouTube.
  7. Web site: Slate Nation. 16 November 2016.
  8. Web site: Slate Nation performs on the global stage in Australia . 18 July 2022 .
  9. Web site: Slate Nation's return venue changed – Juba Monitor . Jubamonitor.com . 2021-11-19.
  10. Web site: Slate Nation changes music style to 'Kubulo' as he gears up for new album. 21 December 2019.
  11. Web site: Yiith by Slate Nation on Apple Music . apple.com . 20 November 2017 . 18 March 2023 .
  12. Web site: Shazam.
  13. Web site: Shazam Nya Adai.
  14. Web site: Shazam Chut Angueem.
  15. Web site: Shazam Mading Bor.
  16. Web site: INU – Slate nation ft President Salva Kiir . Shabab Magazine . 2021-11-19.
  17. Web site: SSTYA — South Sudanese Talent Youth Awards.
  18. Web site: Juba Juice singer scoops four awards.