Black Coffee

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. Amongst his many passions and business ventures, Black Coffee has a keen eye for fashion; owning his own streetwear store ‘Yawa’ in Johannesburg, South Africa. After building a deep friendship with designer Virgil Abloh the pair collaborated on an OFF- WHITE capsule which paid dues to Black Coffee and Abloh’s African heritage through symbolic colours and patterns. In 2021 Black Coffee also created the soundtrack for Amiri’s Spring-Summer 2022 runway show.