South African music is exploding on global stages thanks to
trailblazers such as DJ sensation Black Coffee, who will be presented with the
sought-after International Achievement Award at the 22nd Annual South African
Music Awards. #SAMA22 organisers RiSA have announced that Black Coffee, whose
real name is Nkosinathi Maphumulo, will be honoured for flying the South
African music flag loudly and proudly across the world at this year’s awards
ceremony taking place on Saturday, 4 June 2016, at the Durban ICC.
The Durban-born SA music icon in the making has had a dream
year by anyone’s standards which has seen him take the world’s dance capital of
Ibiza by storm as well as criss-crossing the globe on a 17 country tour that
spanned four continents over five months. This tour included dates in North
America.
The profile and popularity of the Afropolitan house whizz
and ace producer continues to soar on global stages. This year, Black Coffee
ramped up his touring schedule, delivering more headline-grabbing performances
at some of the world’s leading festivals, including a monster set at Coachella
in California in April.
The rollercoaster year of career milestones and a
skyrocketing international reputation was capped off by Black Coffee being
chosen to grace the cover of MixMag – the first African DJ to have this honour
– and being named the authoritative dance music magazine’s Star of the Year.
As if that weren’t enough, he scooped the Dance Nation of
the Year Award for South Africa and Best Breakthrough Artist Award at Ibiza’s
prestigious DJ Awards last year – and was featured by dance luminary Pete Tong
on his popular BBC1 radio show.
Of his prestigious 22nd Annual South African Music Awards
accolade, Black Coffee said, “I’m truly honoured by this great gesture. What
makes it really special for me is that from the beginning I’ve always wanted to
follow in the footsteps of Bra Hugh Masekela, Johnny Clegg, DJ Mbuso, Ladysmith
Black Mambazo, Busi Mhlongo, the late Lucky Dube and Miriam Makeba to name a
few. These are people who strongly believed South African Music and Culture was
not inferior, but even more special because of our diverse cultures. As a proud
South African, I urge our youth to understand that the future of our country is
in their hands, to leave the past behind, know that they can be anything they
want to be and the World is their oyster. Trust Your Dopeness. This wouldn't be
possible without my amazing team at Soulistic Music, Real Tone Agency and
William Morris Agency. I dedicate this award to my beautiful Wife Mbalenhle and
my children who allow me to continue chase my dreams. Thank you to the powers
that be at the SAMAs for this Honour.”
This multiple South African Music Awards winner has bagged
four #SAMA22 nominations, including in the hotly contested categories of Album
of the Year (for Pieces of Me) and Best Male Artist, and shows no signs of
slowing down in setting international dancefloors ablaze with his potent brew
of homegrown dance grooves.
Black Coffee will be presented with the International
Achievement Award during the 22nd Annual South African Music Awards, to be held
at the Durban ICC on Saturday 4 June 2016. The ceremony will be broadcast live
on SABC1 from 20:00. Tickets for the live spectacle are available at Computicket,
starting at R350.
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