Black Coffee: how tragedy took Africa’s biggest DJ to the top

Nkosinathi Maphumulo tells of the car accident that fostered his creativity

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Award-winning electronic music producer and Soulistic Music label founder Black Coffee is one of the most prominent electronic music producers in Africa. The Week Portfolio caught up with him in Ibiza.

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