Black Coffee (DJ)

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    Black Coffee
    Dj Shimza with Black Coffee Dj.jpg
    Black Coffee (left) performing with DJ Shimza in 2016
    Background information
    Birth nameNkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo
    Born (1976-03-19) 19 March 1976 (age 48)
    Umlazi, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
    Genres
    Occupation(s)
    • Disc jockey
    • record producer
    • songwriter
    Years active1994–present
    LabelsSoulistic Music, Ultra Records [2] [3]

    Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo (born 19 March 1976), better known by his stage name Black Coffee, is a South African DJ, record producer and songwriter. His accolades include eight South African Music Awards, four DJ Awards, two Metro FM Awards and a Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album. [4] [5]

    Contents

    He began his career in 1994, and gained recognition for his participation in the 2004 Red Bull Music Academy a decade later. Maphumulo established the record label Soulistic Music to release his debut self-titled album Black Coffee (2005), which incorporated elements of R&B and jazz. He has since released nine studio albums. [6] [7] [8] [9]

    Early life and career

    Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo was born on 11 March 1976 in eThekwini, South Africa. He later moved to Umtata, the town 29 km away from the home of Nelson Mandela Qunu village, staying at the Ngangelizwe township. On the 11 February 1990, while celebrating the release of Nelson Mandela, a car, with headlights off, rammed through the crowd, hitting people in front of Maphumulo, the force of which hit him [10] and left him with a brachial plexus injury resulting in him losing the use of his left arm. [11] [12]

    In the past years this day use to be quite heavy on me, still does to some extent but looking back at how far I've come since then I can only be grateful for how this day has shaped me to be the man that I am. 27 years later I choose to celebrate this day…also making a promise to myself to explore everything talent I have and be everything God wanted me to be when he spared my life."

    Priscillah Mueni,Briefly.co.za [13]

    He majored in Jazz Studies at Technikon Natal, now known as the Durban University of Technology, [14] before working as a backup singer for Madala Kunene [15] together with then schoolmates: Mnqobi Mdabe (Shota) and Thandukwazi Sikhosana (Demor). [16] Maphumulo, 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. [17]

    He 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. [18] His first big break was when his song 'Happiness' was featured on the 'DJs at Work' album. [19]

    Career

    2005–2006: Black Coffee

    In 2005, Maphumulo launched his career with a remix of Hugh Masekela's 1972 hit Stimela. [20] Later that year he released his self-titled debut album, [19] and created his record company Soulistic Music. [21] The album sampled songs of notable South African artists like Thandiswa Mazwai, Hugh Masekela and featured Busi Mhlongo, among others. [22] [11] He was well received in the country and was quickly lauded as a "rising star." [23] His album, 'Black Coffee', was created using very basic music-making software. Maphumulo himself stated,

    "I don't know how to explain the production stages of my album because all I did was put down the basic ideas that I had. I didn't use any MIDI controllers; everything was played with a computer mouse". [24]

    2007–2008: Have Another One

    By Mid-2007, Black Coffee had become recognized in the South African DJ scene with tribal, vocal-laced beats. [25] In the same year he released his second studio album titled Have Another One, [26] which featured "Wathula Nje," a remix of Victor Ntoni's 2004 jazz ballad "Thetha". "Wathula Nje" was later released in Europe together with "Even Though" featuring Bantu Soul through the European label Realtone Records on vinyl [27] and on digital. The twelve-track album featured the likes of Siphokazi, Busi Mhlongo, and Kwaito sensation L'vovo. It also debuted a then 17-year-old high school producer from Eshowe Kwa Zulu Natal, Culoe De Song, who became the second artist to be signed under Soulistic Music. [28] Maphumulo discovered and collaborated with Culoe De Song on an afro-electronic dub titled 100 Zulu warriors. [29] [30]

    During this period Black Coffee performed at the Red Bull Music Academy Lounge at the Sonar Festival in Barcelona, [31] alongside recognized DJs such as Little Louie Vega, Alix Alvarez, Frank Roger, Charles Webster, DJ Spinna and Osunlade. [32]

    2009–2011: Home Brewed

    In 2009, Maphumulo released his third album, Home Brewed, featuring Ringo Madlingozi, Zonke, Hugh Masekela, Zakes Bantwini and others. [33]

    Between 2009 and 2010, new releases from Culoe de Song, [34] Tumelo [35] and Zakes Bantwini achieved gold and platinum sales. [36]

    In 2010, he tried to make it to Guinness Book of World Records when he performed for 60 hours non-stop at Maponya Mall, Soweto. [37] He also won two awards in the categories of Best Urban Dance Album and Best Male Artist at the 2010 South African Music Awards. [38] [39]

    In 2011, Africa Rising was launched at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. It included a live band and 24-piece orchestra in front of an audience of about 8,000 people and was filmed for the Africa Rising DVD. [9] That year saw four other releases including Culoe de Song's "Elevation", [40] Sai & Ribatones "Here and Now," [41] Boddhi Satva's "Invocation" [42] and the label's "Soulistic Music Cuts." [43]

    2012–2013: Africa Rising

    In 2012, the "Africa Rising" DVD and triple-CD sold double platinum in a space of a month. [44] Maphumulo featured different artists on the album, such as Bucie and soulful musician Toshi Tikolo on the song "Buya." [45]

    In 2013, he performed internationally at locations such as Southport Weekender, [46] Panoroma Bar, [47] Circoloco, [48] Boiler Room. [49] He also participated in music conferences like ADE [50] and RBMA in Johannesburg. [51] That same year, he was involved in notable collaborations with musical group Mi Casa [52] and house duo Black Motion. [53] He also became one of the key speakers on his friend Vusi Thembekwayo's tour. [54] In South Africa, he was featured in November 2013 in the Destiny Man edition of Destiny. [55]

    2015–2019: Pieces of Me, Music Is King

    He began his first world tour in January 2015 at Circoloco, Mexico [56] and it ended in August 2015 at Circoloco at DC-10. [57] That same year, he released his fifth album, Pieces of Me. [58]

    Pieces of Me was released in the second week of September and which was certified platinum a month after release by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA). [59] [60] It received criticism for its cover and title bearing a similarity to that of the 2011 album Pieces of Me by US singer Ledisi. [61] Musically, the album was widely positively received, with some music critics saying that it was among the best music albums of the year. [62] It went platinum in South Africa in October. [63] On this album, he collaborated with Azola, Portia Monique, Ribatone, Nakhane Toure, Mondli Ngcobo, Kensy, NaakMusiq & Lungi Naidoo. [64] [65]

    In 2016, he performed at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival [66] and Ultra Music Festival. [67] [68] At the end of the year, he was ranked 91st on Resident Advisor's top 100 DJs list. [69]

    In 2017, he contributed to the beat of the song "Get It Together" on Drake's album More Life , which was released in March 2017. [70]

    In 2018, he released a single where he collaborated with David Guetta that was titled "Drive" featuring Delilah Montagu. [71] It was featured on Guetta's album 7 . [72] At the end of that year, he released a seven-track EP titled Music Is King. [73] The EP features Msaki, Samthing Soweto, Mondli Ngcobo, Karyendasoul, and Zhao. [74] Music Is King was nominated for Best Dance Album, Album of the Year and won Best Male Artist of the Year at 25th South African Music Awards. In December 2019, he embarked on Music Is King Concert to promote his EP, performed at Ticketpro Dome, Johannesburg on 14 and Kings Park Outer Field, Durban on 15. [75]

    In 2018, he also performed at Salle Wagram which is Paris' oldest ballroom. The set was produced by Cercle and feature his signature melodic sounds of Africa. [76]

    In September 2019, he released "LaLaLa" with American R&B singer Usher. [77]

    2020–present: Subconsciously, Madison Square Garden

    On 5 February 2021, Black Coffee released his seventh studio album, Subconsciously . [78] The album won the award for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. [79]

    In October 2021, he produced a remake of the single "Too Late for Mama" by Mpho Sebina, which was released on the extended play Music Forever . [80]

    Coffee co-wrote and co-produced three songs on Drake's 2022 album Honestly, Nevermind . [81]

    Coffee appeared on a collaboration with &ME, Keinemusik "Rapture Pt. III" released on June 9, 2023. It debuted at number 41 on the  Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Song charts. [82]

    Personal life

    Maphumulo married actress and television presenter Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa in 2011. [83] They have two children together, while he has two other from a previous relationship. [84] [85]

    In 2014, Maphumulo was accused of infidelity with a local model. It was reported that a woman from the Free State region was blackmailing Maphumulo, and demanded SAR100,000 from him to not release a sex tape which verified her claims. [86] In August 2018, the DJ admitted to the affair, which he explained was the result of "being young and being overwhelmed by fame". [87]

    The couple was involved in another cheating scandal in June 2019. This time stemming from an Instagram post by Cathy Guetta, the ex-wife of fellow DJ and collaborator – David Guetta, which lead to social media users alleging this was proof of further infidelity from the DJ. Following this, the couple did not immediately respond to the rumors; however, it was noticed that Enhle had removed all pictures of the couple together from her Instagram. Maphumulo later took to Twitter to deny the allegations while also commenting on the way on the "lynch-mob mentality" of the users involved in spreading the allegations. [88] [89]

    The couple separated in July 2019, with divorce proceedings beginning later that year. [90] [91] [92] The divorce proceedings continued into 2020 and with them came further scandals. This included the publication of a leaked set of documents allegedly showing some of the financial demands being made by Mlotshwa. [93]

    The now-divorced couple made headlines once more in April 2021 when TrueLove, a division of South African media company Media24, reported that Enhle Mbali had filed for a protection order against her ex-husband, alleging that he had assaulted her at her birthday dinner held at a home still shared by the couple. The allegations were made during a time of extremely high levels of Gender Based Violence (GBV) that were being experienced in South Africa. The report came following a statement from Mbali confirming that she was seeking a protection order and that, according to her, it was her "duty as a woman to not only fight for myself, but for every single woman in South Africa". She further went on to mention two widely known cases of alleged GBV, including that of Reeva Steenkamp, and that she wanted to help bring an end to these cases.

    The DJ immediately responded to the allegation in a series of Tweets in which he denied the claims of assault while also recounting the GBV he witnessed within his own household while growing up. He further implied that this was an attempt by Mbali to separate him from his children and "their" home. He ended the Tweets with one which explained that he, "as a law-abiding citizen", would be observing the demands of the interim order but would fight against the permanent installation of the order. [94]

    On the 7th of May 2021, the DJ once again took to Twitter to share the news that the South African Court had ruled in his favour and set aside the interim protection order while also dismissing Mbali's case. [95] In a since-deleted video on Instagram, Mbali announced that she "would no longer protect" Maphumulo and would be speaking openly about the abuse she alleged to have suffered as well as further alleging that Maphumulo had also emotionally tormented their children. Mbali then announced that she would be a holding a press conference in which she would publicize evidence, text messages and "everything else that was lied about". [96]

    The press conference announced by Mbali would never materialize, but on the 12th of August 2021, the actor made an Instagram post teasing an upcoming production titled "Voice". This was released in the following September as a docu-series posted to her Instagram in which she recounted her life story. In an interview in February 2022, Mbali shared her reasoning for making and releasing the documentary, as well as expressing her disappointment in the South African Court system and that she believed it had failed her. [97]

    On 11 January 2024, Black Coffee was involved in a plane crash en route to a performance in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, where he was admitted to the hospital with injuries. [98]

    Discography

    Apart from singles and remixes, Maphumulo has released the following albums and DVDs since 2005, all under his Soulistic Music banner. [99]

    Awards and nominations

    YearAwardsCategoryResultRef.
    2005 SAMA Best Dance AlbumWon [100]
    2010SAMABest Male ArtistWon [101]
    Health MagazineBest Man [102]
    Metro FM AwardsBest Produced AlbumWon [103]
    Best Dance AlbumWon
    2011 Channel O AwardMost Talented Male Artist
    2012Sunday Times Generation Next AwardCoolest DJ
    2013SAMABest Dance AlbumWon [104]
    Sunday Times Generation Next AwardCoolest DJ
    2014Sunday Times Generation Next AwardCoolest DJ
    2015 DJ Awards Breakthrough DJWon [105]
    2016SAMABest Dance AlbumWon [106]
    Album of the YearWon
    Best Engineered AlbumWon
    International RecognitionWon
    BET Award Best International Act: AfricaWon [107]
    DJ AwardsBest Deep House DJWon
    2017 DJ Awards Best Deep House DJWon [108]
    2018Dance Music Awards South AfricaBest International Producer,

    Best International DJ

    		Won [109]
    SAMA Album of the YearNominated [110]
    Male Artist of the YearWon
    Best Dance AlbumNominated [111]
    DJ AwardsBest Deep House DJWon
    2019Best International DJNominated [112]
    2022 Grammy Awards Best Dance/Electronic AlbumWon [113]
    2022HeadiesBest Southern African Artist of the YearPending [114]

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