Black Coffee, an award-winning DJ who was traveling to Argentina for a concert when he experienced serious injury on his travels, underwent immediate emergency care treatment before remaining positive about making a recovery in due time. He currently remains hopeful about recovering soon enough and hopes that we may see him back performing shortly.
Black Coffee, an award-winning DJ was involved in an accident while traveling to Mar del Plata concert, Argentina and sustained injuries due to unexpected complications. While receiving medical care he remains positive despite all challenges encountered. His recovery efforts continue onward.
Black Coffee, who won a Grammy Award, appears on Drake’s “Honestly Nevermind” album and his team have requested privacy at this time but have assured his fans he will return in due time.
What Is Black Coffee?
Black Coffee, also known by his real name NkosinathiInnocentMaphumulo, hails from Durban South Africa in 1976 and began producing and DJ-ing electronic music around 2009. Since 2009 when “Home Brew”, his debut album came out, Black Coffee has gone on to become an influential player within the music industry.
Artist is best-known for fusing styles like jazz and house into music that appeals to a broad audience. Recently he made history by becoming the first South African ever to win a Grammy Award in Best Dance/Electronic Music Album category.
Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo was born 11 March 1976 (age 47) in Umlazi KwaZulu Natal South Africa and currently resides there. She specializes in classical Afro House as well as Afro Tech styles of music production.
Work – Occupations Songwriter, record producer and disc jockey
Active From 1994 To Present On Soulistic and Ultra Music Labels.
Black Coffee was born Nkosinathi Maphumulo in March 1976 in Umlazi, Kwa-Zulu Natal (South Africa) to his mother Nkosinathi Mahlangu and raised as one of their four sons before beginning his professional music career around 1994 as DJ, record producer, songwriter.
Black Coffee has made his mark in the music industry by producing numerous studio albums. He has received various awards and earned global renown for his talent despite controversy and challenges within his personal life. Black Coffee’s age reveals how far he has come since beginning as a South African musician to becoming one of only 12 Grammy Award winning electronic dance artists today.
Nkosinathi Maphumulo, more popularly known by his nickname Black Coffee was born in eThekwini on 11 March 1976 and celebrated Nelson Mandela’s release by marching. Unfortunately a momentous event took place while doing this celebration when Maphumulo was struck down by an auto with no headlights on and sustained severe Brachial Plexus injury which required surgery before continuing his education at Technikon Natal (Durban University of Technology now) where he majored in Jazz Studies.
Madala Kunene served as his assistant. Alongside fellow schoolmates, they formed Afro-pop shANA (Simply Hot & Naturally African). Although Maphumulo lived through some difficult circumstances growing up, his passion and persistence enabled him to go on and achieve incredible success as an Afropop DJ and Grammy award-winning artist.
Black Coffee began his musical journey as Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo in 1994. Following participation in Red Bull Music Academy and subsequent fame from this, in 2005 Black Coffee’s career took off after remixing Hugh Massekela’s “Stimela”. Black released his debut album entitled simply “Black” through Soulistic Music which soon made him one of South Africa’s premier DJs through tribal beats.
Black Coffee cemented his place in the music industry through his 2007 and 2009 albums “Have Another”, Home Brew; then in 2012 through “Africa Rising”. 2015 brought on tour and released “Pieces of Me”, critically-acclaimed album which garnered him his first Grammy in 2022 for “Subconsciously”. A prolific artist with multiple streams of revenue streams is what defines Black Coffee today – his music can reach across any demographic with ease!
Black Coffee’s family plays an integral part of his life. He married Enhle Mbali, an actress and TV presenter in 2011; they share two children from this union while Black Coffee also has two other offspring from earlier relationships; their marriage however came under scrutiny following allegations of infidelity that ultimately lead to divorce proceedings against one or both partners.
Black Coffee remains one of the biggest names in music despite facing personal struggles in his personal life. He has enjoyed great success as a DJ, record producer and songwriter; media attention has focused on his family relationships which illustrate the strain they place upon one another due to fame.
Black Coffee Plane Incident
Grammy-Winning DJ Black Coffee was involved in an accident while flying from Argentina to Mar del Plata for a concert, leading to complications and injuries sustained as a result of this plane accident. While treatment continues and assistance provided from medical staff as well as his family, despite facing obstacles along his journey of healing; Black remains optimistic in spite of any setbacks on his path back.
Black Coffee’s injuries and medical conditions remain confidential in order to respect his privacy. He earned international renown as the sole South African to win the Best Dance/Electronic Music Album Award with “Subconsciously”, earning a Grammy in 2022. Black Coffee and his team requested privacy while assuring fans they will return soon.
