# Hannes Coetzee

> Hannes Coetzee 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".
Coetzee reached a broader audience when David Kramer's documentary Karoo Kitaar Blues was released in 2003.

*South African composer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/hannes-coetzee

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1944
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.5 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 6.8 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f00cfc39-a726-4160-bb65-a3a6f1e05891)
- [هانيس كويتزى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%89)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731267)

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