Hannes Coetzee
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. This playing technique is called 'optel en knyp', which roughly translates to "pick and pinch".
Hannes Coetzee
- Name
- Hannes Coetzee
- Born
- 1944
- Birthplace
- South Africa
- Occupation
- Aloe Tapper
- Fields
- blues
- Languages
- English
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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. This playing technique is called 'optel en knyp', which roughly translates to "pick and pinch".
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Coetzee reached a broader audience when David Kramer's documentary Karoo Kitaar Blues was released in 2003.
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• Name — Hannes Coetzee • Birth Name — Hannes Coetzee • Born — 1944 • Birthplace — South Africa • Instrument — Guitar • Genre — Blues • Occupation — Aloe Tapper
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- 1.Stuijt, Adriana. Think you can play the guitar? Try a spoon. DigitalJournal.com. 6 December 2008.
- 2.Cutler, T. A Gentleman's Bedside Book: Entertainment for the Last Fifteen Minutes of the Day. Constable & Robinson Limited. July 2024. 9781849018036.
- 3.HANNES COETZEE (Tea Spoon Guitar) - Karoo Kitaar Blues (2002)
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