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{{short description|South Sudanese musician}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Slate Nation
| name = Slate Nation
| birth_name = Ngot Mou Athuai

| birth_name = Ngot Peter Mou Athuai
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Thiet Town, Tonj State
| birth_place = Thiet Town, [[Tonj]] State
| origin = [[Juba, South Sudan]]
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| genre = [[Folk music]], [[Zouk (musical movement)|Zouk]], [[Ragga]], [[Dancehall]], [[AfroPop]], Kubulo, and [[Afrobeats]]
| origin = [[Juba, South Sudan]]
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| occupation = Musician, artist, songwriter
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| genre = [[Folk music]], [[Zouk (musical movement)|Zouk]], [[Ragga]], [[Dancehall]], [[AfroPop]], Kubulo, and [[Afrobeats]]
| instrument = Vocals
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| occupation = [[Musician]], [[artist]], [[songwriter]]
| instrument = [[Vocals]]
| years_active = 2016–present
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| associated_acts = [[Jose Chameleone]], [[Pallaso]], [[Skales]]
| years_active = 2010–present
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| label = Junubin Starboy Entertainment, Holyland Family Music Empire
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| associated_acts = [[Jose Chameleone]], [[Pallaso]], [[Skales]]
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| website = {{URL|slatenationmusic.com}}
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| label = Junubin Starboy Entertainment, Holyland Family Music Empire
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| website = {{URL|slatenationmusic.com}}
}}
}}


'''Ngot Peter Mou Athuai''' is a [[South Sudanese]]-born Australia-based<ref>{{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"|date=26 May 2017}}</ref> musician, artist, songwriter who is known as '''Slate Nation'''. He was born in Thiet, a suburb of [[Tonj State]].<ref name="bigeye.ug">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
'''Ngot Mou Athuai''' {{abbr|a.k.a.|performer known as}} '''Slate Nation''' is a [[South Sudanese]]-born Australia-based<ref name="SBS 2017">{{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 Radio|SBS Dinka]] |date=12 December 2017 |first=Ajak Deng |last=Chiengkou |access-date=18 March 2023 }}</ref> musician, artist and songwriter. He was born in Thiet, a suburb of [[Tonj State]].<ref name="bigeye.ug">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>


==Music career==
==Music career==

Slate Nation began his music career in 2007 as a choir member in Don Bosco Missionary School Tonj.<ref name="hotinjuba.com">{{cite web|url=https://hotinjuba.com/slate-nation-taking-the-world-by-storm/|title=Slate Nation, taking the world by storm|date=2017}}</ref> In 2010, Slate Nation formed a music group called T.E.C Hiroz recording their first song "Come Back Home" which he dedicated to all the [[Demographics of Sudan|Sudanese]] people who left the country during the Civil War to return. He made his breakthrough with his song "Juba Juice"<ref>{{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}}</ref> in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp7dR3h954Y|title=Juba Juice {{!}} Slate Nation (Official Music Video)|date=29 October 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref> In April 2016 Slate Nation did his first International collaboration with Ugandan dancehall artist [[Pallaso]]<ref name="bigeye.ug"/> on the song 'Binia Giafa' (Beautiful Girl).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/directory/slate-nation |title = Slate Nation|date = 16 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="hotinjuba.com"/>
Slate Nation began his music career in 2007 as a choir member in Don Bosco Missionary School in his hometown [[Tonj State|Tonj]].<ref name="hotinjuba.com">{{cite web|url=https://hotinjuba.com/slate-nation-taking-the-world-by-storm/|title=Slate Nation, taking the world by storm|date=2017}}</ref> He made his breakthrough with his hit song Juba Juice in 2016.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp7dR3h954Y|title=Juba Juice {{!}} Slate Nation (Official Music Video)|date=29 October 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref> He has collaborated with international acts such as [[Skales]], [[Pallaso]], [[Jose Chameleone]].<ref name="bigeye.ug"/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/directory/slate-nation |title = Slate Nation|date = 16 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="hotinjuba.com"/> The artist undertook his second tour of Australia in late 2017.<ref name="SBS 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]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

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==Personal life==

In 2017, while touring Australia, Slate Nation claimed that his life was in danger if he returned to South Sudan.<ref name="SBS 2017" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jubamonitor.com/slate-nations-return-venue-changed/ |title=Slate Nation's return venue changed – Juba Monitor |publisher=Jubamonitor.com |date= |accessdate=2021-11-19}}</ref> In 2018 December his brother Magontong died in a road accident near Tonj.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== Discography ==


===Studio albums===
===Studio albums===
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| 2018
| 2018
| Junubin Starboy Entertainment
| Junubin Starboy Entertainment
|Digital download<ref name="Yiith">{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/yiith/1320228602 |title=''Yiith'' by Slate Nation on Apple Music |website=apple.com |date=20 November 2017 |access-date=18 March 2023 }}</ref>
|Digital download
|}
|}


===Discography===
===Songs===
{| class="wikitable"
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|+Songs
|+Songs
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!Year
!Year
|-
|-
|Come Back Home
|Come Back Home<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgxrrrqdws8|title=Dinka Culture music video by Slate Nation-Nyanbim|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|2010
|2010
|-
|-
|Juba Juice
|Juba Juice<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp7dR3h954Y|title=Juba Juice{{!}}Slate Nation(Official Music Video)|date=29 August 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|2015
|2015
|-
|-
|Nyanbim
|Nyanbim<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO_XpGdulCA|title=Nyanbim – Slate Nation Official Music Video|date=15 May 2017|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|2016
|2016
|-
|-
|Girls Dem Hotter Ft. Captain Dollar
|Girls Dem Hotter Ft. Captain Dollar<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGShdRsxlns|title=Girlz Dem Hotta- Slate Nation Ft Captain Dollar Official HD|date=3 January 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|2016
|2016
|-
|-
|Anatabani
|Anatabani<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8F8rc3kf9k|title=#Anataban Official Video – South Sudan Music 2016|date=6 August 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|2017
|2017
|-
|-
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|2017
|2017
|-
|-
|Wuong
|Wuong<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r9nOmkyQ1A|title=Slate nation Woung (South Sudan Music 2018)|date=27 January 2017|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|2017
|2017
|-
|-
|Pandum
|Pandum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2_I1b7zp7U|title=Slate nation {{!}} P A N D E N {{!}} (South Sudan Music 2018)|date=27 January 2018|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|2017
|2017
|-
|-
|Piir
|Piir<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXMWgHjFuRs|title=PIIR – Slate Nation|date=14 December 2017|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|2017
|2017
|-
|-
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|2017
|2017
|-
|-
|Piandu
|Piandu<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47ZE0hp9h9k|title=Piandu by Slate Nation (Official Song)|via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPY1_Z4OEyQ|title=Piandu{{!}}Slate Nation (Official Music Video)|date=14 December 2017|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|2017
|2017
|-
|-
|Good Girl
|Good Girl<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnzUQPLIbKA|title=Slate Nation – Good girl (Exclusive) New South Sudan Music|date=14 December 2017|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|2017
|2017
|-
|-
|Domachin
|Domachin<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7pexchFaCY |title=Domachin- Slate Nation|date=9 September 2018|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|2018
|2018
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|2018
|2018
|-
|-
|Beautiful Girl Ft [[Pallaso]]
|Beautiful Girl Ft [[Pallaso]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nBPB2Y_qBs |title=Pallaso & Slate Nation – BINIA GIEFA (Beautiful Girl)|date=30 May 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|2019
|2019
|-
|-
|Take Me Down
|Take Me Down<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-plmlwWlfM|title= Take Me Down – Slate Nation|date=25 December 2019|via=YouTube}}</ref>
|2019
|2019
|-
|-
|Panda Awiel
|Panda Awiel<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.shazam.com/track/385115281/panda-awiel |title = Shazam {{!}} Panda Awiel}}</ref>
|2019
|2019
|-
|-
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|2019
|2019
|-
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|Inu<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://shababmagazine.com/songs/inu-slate-nation-ft-president-salva-kiir |title=INU - Slate nation ft President Salva Kiir |publisher=Shabab Magazine |date= |accessdate=2021-11-19}}</ref>
|Inu<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://shababmagazine.com/songs/inu-slate-nation-ft-president-salva-kiir |title=INU – Slate nation ft President Salva Kiir |publisher=Shabab Magazine |date= |accessdate=2021-11-19}}</ref>
|2020
|2020
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===Awards===
==Awards==
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{| class="wikitable"
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| Best Collabo of the year at South Theater Academy Awards
| Best Collaboration of the year at South Theater Academy Awards
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|,<ref name=sstya/><ref name=jubamonitor/>
|,<ref name=sstya/><ref name=jubamonitor/>
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|,<ref name=sstya/><ref name=jubamonitor/>
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==Personal life==
In 2018 December Slate Nation lost his brother 'Magontong' in a road accident while he was travelling to Tonj.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In 2017,he travelled to Australia.,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/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"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jubamonitor.com/slate-nations-return-venue-changed/ |title=Slate Nation's return venue changed – Juba Monitor |publisher=Jubamonitor.com |date= |accessdate=2021-11-19}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://slatenationmusic.com/ Slate Nation Official Website]
* [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 emigrants to Australia]]
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[[Category:South Sudanese songwriters]]
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Latest revision as of 07:16, 26 September 2024

Slate Nation
Birth nameNgot Mou Athuai
Born
Thiet Town, Tonj State
OriginJuba, South Sudan
GenresFolk music, Zouk, Ragga, Dancehall, AfroPop, Kubulo, and Afrobeats
Occupation(s)Musician, artist, songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2016–present
LabelsJunubin Starboy Entertainment, Holyland Family Music Empire
Websiteslatenationmusic.com

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]

Music career

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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

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In 2017, while touring Australia, Slate Nation claimed that his life was in danger if he returned to South Sudan.[1][9] In 2018 December his brother Magontong died in a road accident near Tonj.[10]

Discography

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Studio albums

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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

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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

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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]

See also

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References

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