Once again, DJ Black Coffee is making South Africa proud and flying the national flag high. On Monday night Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo aka DJ Black Coffee, won the Best Deep House DJ Award at the 2016 International DJ Awards in Ibiza.
DJ Black Coffee launched his career in 2005, with the remix of Stimela, Hugh Masekela’s 70’s hit. Nkosinathi was born in Durban, grew up in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape and has worked with artists such as Thandiswa Mazwai, Louie Vega, Black Motion and Bucie to name but a few. Most recently he has taken his brand and style of music global, even collaborating with international award winning artist Alicia Keys.
This year has been a trailblazing one, with Black Coffee winning multiple awards. He is the first South African to win the Best International Act: Africa Award at the BET Awards 2016. He also walked away with a number of awards at the 2016 SAMA’s: Best Dance Album, Best Engineer and the most prestigious award in South Africa, Album of the Year.
DJ Black Coffee continues to increase his international profile, by collaborating with international artists and playing at international music festivals, such as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Ultra Music Festival.
Sporting events are more than moments of competition, national pride, and entertainment. They are economic activities that can stimulate tourism, create employment, support local businesses, and generate revenue across multiple sectors of the economy.
Umntwana womgquba a term traditionally used in the Nguni language that means “born out of wedlock,” but nowadays it is used to emphasise that one is born kwisintu. As lontwana, I look back on my own adventures: sometimes I pat myself on the back, and sometimes I wish I could redo them.
Each September, South Africa turns its attention to the rich cultural tapestry that defines our nation. Heritage Month is a time to honour the traditions, languages, histories, knowledge systems, customs and creative expressions that have been passed from generation to generation, while recognising that our heritage is not confined to the past.
My first encounter with heritage at the Mandela Bay Development Agency was, appropriately, somewhat uncomfortable. It began with cleaning. The Gale Monument, the Horse Memorial and the Queen Victoria statue became my first practical introduction to the business of preserving history.
