Black Coffee (DJ)
| DJ Black Coffee | |
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Black Coffee performing in Soweto at the Soulistic Music Night
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo |
| Born | 11 March 1976 |
| Origin | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Genres | House, afro-house, deep house |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, record producer, singer, entrepreneur |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, sampler, percussion, synthesizer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Soulistic Music |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | soulisticmusic |
Black Coffee (born Nkosinathi Maphumulo on 11 March 1976) is a South African record producer and DJ. He began his career around 1995 and has released five albums as well as a live DVD under his Johannesburg-based record label, Soulistic Music. He is arguably the most prominent electronic music producer in Africa. Black Coffee had his big break shortly after being chosen as a participant in the 2004 Red Bull Music Academy held in Cape Town. In September 2015, he won the "Breakthrough DJ Of The Year" award at the DJ Awards in Ibiza, a few weeks after the release of his fifth studio album, Pieces Of Me.
Maphumulo was born in Durban, South Africa on 11 March 1976. He grew up in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. In 1990, he was involved in a car accident that left his left arm paralyzed. On the 13th of May 2011, he married actress and TV presenter Mbali Mlotshwa. He has fathered two children with her: Anesu and Asante, and two more from previous relationships: Esona and Lilitha.
Maphumulo majored in Jazz Studies at Technikon Natal before working as a backup singer for Madala Kunene together with then schoolmates: Mnqobi Mdabe (Shota) and Thandukwazi Sikhosana (Demor). Black Coffee, Shota and Demor later formed an Afro-pop trio called SHANA (Simply Hot and Naturally African) which was signed to Melt 2000, then headed by Robert Trunz. Black Coffee was chosen as one of two South African participants in the Red Bull Music Academy in 2003, jump-starting him into the South African dance music scene. His first big break was when his song "Happiness" was featured on the DJs at Work album.
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