Slate Nation

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Slate Nation
Birth nameNgot Peter Mou Athuai
BornThiet Town, Tonj State
Origin Juba, South Sudan
Genres Folk music, Zouk, Ragga, Dancehall, AfroPop, Kubulo, and Afrobeats
Occupation(s)Musician, artist, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2010–present
LabelsJunubin Starboy Entertainment, Holyland Family Music Empire
Website slatenationmusic.com

Ngot Peter Mou Athuaip.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]

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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

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

Studio albums

List of Studio Albums
TitleYearLabelFormat
Leek Ke Yen2014Holyland Family Music EmpireDigital download
Nyanbim2017Junubin Starboy EntertainmentDigital download
Yiith2018Junubin Starboy EntertainmentDigital download [11]

Songs

Songs
Song TitleYear
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 Pallaso 2019
Take Me Down2019
Panda Awiel2019
Mading Bor [15] 2019
Inu [16] 2020

Awards

YearAwardResultReference
2015Fans Choice Awards at MTN Music AwardsWon, [17] [18]
2016Best Male Artist at South Theater Academy AwardsWon [18]
People's Choice Award at South Theater Academy AwardsWon [18]
Best Collaboration of the year at South Theater Academy AwardsWon, [17] [18]
Best Song of the year "Juba Juice" at South Theater Academy AwardsWon [17]
2017Song of the Year at South Sudan Talent AwardsWon [17]
Male Artist of the Year at South Sudan Talent AwardsWon, [17] [18]
Dancehall artist of the year at South Sudan Talent AwardsWon [17]
Best Collaboration of the year at South Sudan Talent AwardsWon [17]
2018Video of the year at South Sudan Talent Youth AwardsWon, [17] [18]

See also

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