Black Coffee is one of the biggest DJs in the world, and one of the largest musical artists to ever come out of Africa full stop. He’s one of the most coveted and in-demand DJs in the game today.
Black Coffee is one of the biggest DJs in the world, and one of the largest musical artists to ever come out of Africa full stop.
Charging up to $300,000 a set, he’s one of the most coveted and in-demand DJs in the game today.
But what people may not know about him is that he’s climbed to the top of the DJ world while being able to spin with only one arm, losing his ability to use the other in a tragic childhood accident.
But what people may not know about him is that he’s climbed to the top of the DJ world while being able to spin with only one arm, losing his ability to use the other in a tragic childhood accident.
From the greatest adversity comes the greatest achievement, though, and Black Coffee took it as more inspiration to drive towards his dreams - relentlessly, unrelentingly, fearlessly.
Black Coffee’s story is truly inspiring. He is just one of many we’re bringing to you this Black History Month, during which we’re making a special effort to bring you essential conversations with people of colour who are thought and industry leaders in their fields.
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| How I Became The Worlds Best DJ With Only One Arm: Black Coffee! |
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He is a graduate of the Durban University of Technology where he majored in Jazz Studies.
Black Coffee kicked off 2022 with a triumphant Grammy Award win for Best Dance/Electronic Album for his 2021 album ‘Subconsciously’ and most recently Executive Produced Drake’s 7th studio album release ‘Honestly, Nevermind’.
Black Coffee kicked off 2022 with a triumphant Grammy Award win for Best Dance/Electronic Album for his 2021 album ‘Subconsciously’, he then went on to perform 2 incredible sets on Coachella’s Sahara stage.
Coffee has most recently Executive Produced Drake’s 7th studio album release ‘Honestly, Nevermind’, and will continue the year with an array of exciting musical collaborations as well as taking on the role of Executive Music Producer in Director Hicham Hajja’s upcoming film ‘God Is A DJ’.
Over the last two decades, DJ, Producer and Entrepreneur Black Coffee has established himself as one of the most prominent global names in Electronic music. Black Coffee has broken down boundaries musically; bringing his South African roots to the world with a blend of heavily traditional African percussion and distinctively metropolitan techno, dubbed by many as “Afropolitan House”.
Following a remix for the inimitable Alicia Keys, he collaborated with international superstar Drake on the hit “Get It Together” and released his 6th studio LP ‘Subconsciously’ featuring the likes of Pharrell Williams, Diplo, RyX, Usher and David Guetta.
In just a matter of years, Black Coffee has become one of the top touring performers in the world, with a myriad of residencies in global dance music hot-spots such as Hï in Ibiza and The Wynn in Las Vegas on top of an impressive tour schedule of over 150 shows per year.
When Nkosinathi Maphumulo aka Black Coffee isn’t on the road, he spends time supporting local charities in South Africa through music and education, as well as helping the next generation of entrepreneurs through his company Flight Mode Digital as an angel investor.
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