Black Coffee Named ‘Artist of the Year’ By Magnetic Magazine
Black Coffee has been awarded the title of 2016 Artist of the Year by Magnetic Mag. This is because, according to Magnetic Magazine, house music is becoming something unrecognizable and Black Coffee is one of the few that stays true to its essence.
“Black Coffee is true school and along with artists like The Martinez brotherz, Disclosure and all the originators he is slowly but surely helping reignite the music that helped start this revolution that we all love so much,” wrote David Ireland.
Ireland went on to share some little known facts about Black Coffee like the fact that he studied music at university with a focus on jazz, which would probably explain his unique understanding of music.
In 2016, DJ Black Coffee (Nkosinathi Maphumulo) was recognized by BET in the best international act Africa category at Sunday’s BET Awards. The only electronic musician in the category, he beat out two South African competitors, Cassper Nyovest and AKA, along with nominees from across the continent: Yemi Alade (Nigeria), Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania), Serge Beynaud (Côte d’Ivoire), MzVee (Ghana) and Wizkid (Nigeria).
This is the first time that a South African has taken home the award, and Black Coffee celebrated the success on Instagram. “For the past 4/5 years I have been doing tours outside my country,” the producer wrote. “In the last two years even relocat[ed] my family with me while on tour to make everything work… Taking our South African Music to places I can’t even pronounce… I’m grateful to my lady @enhlembali_ and my kids for allowing me to chase my dreams unconditionally… a BET Award comes to our our Land for the first time…This is a Great Honor.” “We did not do this alone,” he added. “Thank you for all your Votes…..Thank you for the Love.”
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