Artist's albums
The Rapture Pt.III
2023 · single
Horizon Red (Black Coffee Remix)
2023 · single
DO 4 LOVE (Black Coffee Remix)
2023 · single
Silence & Secrets (Black Coffee Remix)
2022 · single
Reflections (Black Coffee Remix)
2022 · single
For My Dear Friend V (DJ Mix)
2021 · album
Breaking Hearts feat. Amos
2021 · EP
Subconsciously
2021 · album
Never Gonna Forget (with Diplo feat. Elderbrook)
2021 · single
You Need Me (feat. Maxine Ashley & Sun-El Musician)
2020 · single
10 Missed Calls (feat. Pharrell Williams & Jozzy)
2020 · single
Ready For You (feat. Celeste)
2020 · single
SBCNCSLY
2020 · single
Music is King 2019 Appreciation Mix (DJ Mix)
2019 · album
LaLaLa
2019 · single
Wish You Were Here (Bedouin Remix)
2019 · single
Wish You Were Here (Blond:ish Morning Remix Edit)
2019 · single
Wish You Were Here (Damian Lazarus Re-Shape)
2019 · single
Wish You Were Here (Guy Mantzur Remix)
2019 · single
Wish You Were Here
2018 · single
Drive (Remixes)
2018 · single
Embrace (Black Coffee + Aquatone Remix)
2018 · single
Drive
2018 · single
Muyè (Black Coffee Remix)
2018 · single
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Biography
South African house music DJ and producer Black Coffee built his career gradually over nearly two decades, riding the growing global interest in his home country's burgeoning dance music scene and eventually becoming arguably the biggest DJ in Africa. Reserved and intellectual, this unlikely superstar was born Nkosinathi Maphumulo on March 11, 1976, in Durban and grew up surrounded by music, particularly influenced by his uncle's extensive reggae collection. At the age of 12, after his parents' divorce, he moved with his mother to the poor township of Mthatha, Eastern Cape. Two years later, on the day of Nelson Mandela's release from Robben Island, Maphumulo lost the use of his left arm when he was one of dozens of people run down by a taxi driver in a politically motivated attack. Throwing himself into music even harder than before, he eventually went back to Durban to study music theory at Natal Tech, majoring in jazz. He dropped out before the completion of his course, though, and he and two friends, Thandukwazi "Demor" Sikhosana and Mnqobi "Shota" Mdabe, became backing singers for acclaimed folk-blues guitarist Madala Kunene before going on to form the soul-pop trio Shana. At the same time, he continued learning about electronic music production, and in 2003 was accepted into the Red Bull Music Academy, jump-starting his career. Black Coffee's 2005 eponymous debut album, recorded in his bedroom on cheap music software and released on his own Soulistic label, introduced his tough deep house style, which incorporated jazz, R&B, and African influences without ever resorting to cheesy "soulful" or Afro-house clichés. The record, combined with his infectious DJ sets, made him a household name in South Africa. Over the next decade, he released four more albums: Have Another One (2007), Home Brewed (2009), the epic three-disc Africa Rising (2012), and Pieces of Me (2015). Each displayed an increasing level of production values and musical sophistication, and their international distribution through a deal with Universal, combined with his numerous appearances at major clubs and festivals, led to increasing acclaim in the U.S. and Europe. At the same time, he became a bona fide megastar in his home country, beloved for his tireless promotion of local talent and charitable work. In 2010, Black Coffee attained the Guinness World Record for longest-ever DJ set when he played for 60 hours nonstop. His international success was confirmed when he won Breakthrough DJ of the Year at the 2015 DJ Awards in Ibiza and Best African Act at the 2016 BET Awards in Los Angeles. He broke through to a mainstream audience when he was sampled by Drake on the rapper's 2017 "playlist" More Life, leading to interest from other major U.S. R&B stars like John Legend and Usher. "Drive," Coffee's 2018 collaboration with David Guetta and Delilah Montagu, became a major hit, and he ended that year with his own seven-song Music Is King EP. The following year, he teamed with Usher for the single "LaLaLa," and in 2020 he collaborated with both Sabrina Claudio ("SBCNCSLY") and Celeste ("Ready for You"). ~ John D. Buchanan, Rovi