DJ Black Coffee played a marathon four-hour-set at Beckenham Place Park, in London, following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Images: AFP and Instagram realblackcoffee
Tuning the Queen! Black Coffee mixes up royal storm in UK [watch]
House of Black Coffee: The SA DJ brought Beckenham Place Park to a standstill with a four-hour set following Queen Elizabeth II’s death.
DJ Black Coffee played a marathon four-hour-set at Beckenham Place Park, in London, following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Images: AFP and Instagram realblackcoffee
DJ Black Coffee brought Beckenham Place Park, in London, to a standstill with his banging four-hour set at a massive all-day event on Sunday 11 September. The Grammy award-winning DJ performed alongside Afro-house “royalty”, including Cincity, Djeff, Kitty Amor, TSHA, and William Djoko.
Black Coffee’s brand new track with Ami Faku, There’s Music In The Air, landed on Friday 9 September — a day after Queen Elizabeth II passed away at Balmoral Castle, in Scotland, at the age of 96.
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Watch and listen: DJ Black Coffee mixes it up London
This weekend was of course not the first time that Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo, known as DJ Black Coffee, got into his groove at Beckenham Place Park, having performed there in May this year as well.
The house DJ and producer shared a video — which has since gone viral — of him spinning the decks at the packed open-air event.
He simply captioned the video:
“Gathering with a few friends in London for a 4 hour set.”
With several sporting events halted and many concerts postponed as a sign of mourning and respect of the British monarch’s death, fans even played with the idea that the concert was funded by the Royal family, according to Savanna News.
Fans of the internationally recognised music maker shared some footage of their “premium Black Coffee experience”.
Winning year for DJ Black Coffee
The music artist’s year has been a whistle in the park. His seventh studio album, Subconsciously, won Best Dance/Electronic Album at the Grammys earlier this year. This achievement makes him the first African artist to win in that category.
He also played a major role as executive producer on Drake’s foray into house music with Honestly, Nevermind.
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‘There’s Music in the Air’ with Ami Faku
Black Coffee teamed up with fellow South African music artist Ami Faku for his latest track, There’s Music In The Air. Faku adds a blissfully smooth R&B element to the DJ’s trademark foundation of deep, Afro-house grooves.
Speaking about the new track to Complex, he said:
“This song symbolises the gift of music. The musical lineage and creativity of this generation can be traced to the genius of the original creators that carried the South African sound globally over many decades since the ‘60s.”
e also played a major role as executive producer on Drake’s foray into house music with Honestly, Nevermind.In the wake of his newfound fame in Europe, he has become a darling of several A-list celebrities in the music industry. Of interest is that he was part of the producers who produced Drake’s recent album. The bubbly DJ also happens to be friends with Pharrel Williams and Usher.
he shared a video of what his day looks like. In the viral video, DJ Black Coffee was performing in a fully packed Beckenham Palace Park. Well, people across the globe and his fanatic fans were more than puzzled about how he secured the gig and left to play whilst the country was mourning the death o
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