Hannes Coetzee (born 1944) is a
guitarist
A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselv ...
from the
Karoo
The Karoo ( ; from the Afrikaans borrowing of the South Khoekhoe !Orakobab or Khoemana word ''ǃ’Aukarob'' "Hardveld") is a semi-desert natural region of South Africa. No exact definition of what constitutes the Karoo is available, so its ext ...
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".
Coetzee reached a broader audience when
David Kramer's documentary ''Karoo Kitaar Blues'' was released in 2003.
References
External links
Short biography on David Kramer's homepage(scroll down)
Further reading
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on ''Ideaconnection''
Coloured South African people
South African people of Dutch descent
South African composers
South African male composers
1944 births
Living people
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