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Hannes Coetzee

Hannes Coetzee

Musical artist

Hannes Coetzee (born 1944) is a guitarist from the Karoo region in South Africa. He is mainly known for his unique playing technique using a spoon in his mouth to play slide guitar.[1] This playing technique is called 'optel en knyp', which roughly translates to "pick and pinch".[2] Coetzee reached a broader audience when David Kramer's documentary Karoo Kitaar Blues was released in 2003.

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References

  1. [1]
    Stuijt, Adriana (6 December 2008). "Think you can play the guitar? Try a spoon..." DigitalJournal.com.
  2. [2]
    Cutler, T. (2010). A Gentleman's Bedside Book: Entertainment for the Last Fifteen Minutes of the Day. Constable & Robinson Limited. ISBN 9781849018036.

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