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'''Ngot Peter Mou Athuai''' commonly known as '''Slate Nation''' 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 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>

Slate Nation began his music career in 2007 as a choir member in Don Bosco Missionary School in his hometown 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"/> among others.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/directory/slate-nation |title = Slate Nation|date = 16 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="hotinjuba.com"/>

Currently he is working on his fourth studio album slated to drop in 2023 while featuring [[Chameleone]], [[Skales]], [[Tekno (musician)]] and Emmanuel Jal.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://redpepper.co.ug/2022/07/120228/ | title=2022 Beach Soccer AFCON Qualifiers: Uganda Learn Opponents | date=24 June 2022 }}</ref> 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 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 amid claims that his life was in serious danger.<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>

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