Black Coffee

A true South African house music pioneer, Black Coffee is something of a celebrity in his home country. He, real name Nkosinathi Maphumulo, has spearheaded the house scene in the country for the best part of a decade, crafting a fine collection of bubbly, vocal-led productions such as 'Superman' and 'Turn Me On'.

The Durban-born DJ and producer propelled himself into popularity in 2003 when he was selected for Red Bull Music Academy. Two years on saw the release of his debut, self-titled album on his Soulistic Music imprint, following this up with 'Have Another One' in 2007 and 'Home Brewed' in 2011. The latter saw him crowned with Best Male Artist and Best Urban Dance Album at the South Africa Music Awards.

But South Africa isn't the only place his award-winning talents are being recognised. Paris nightspot Djoon drafted him, alongside New York house don Joe Claussell, to mix 'The Djoon Experience' last year, while he also made his Ibiza debut in August at Circoloco's DC-10 showcase alongside Kerri Chandler, Seth Troxler and Cassy.

All of this guided him on to the Mixmag radar and after seeing him totally dominate Sankeys in Manchester at the end of last month, we called him in for an exclusive In Session mix. Lock in below to see what GQ South Africa's Man of the Year is all about. It goes deep and it's straight up house goodness.

Black Coffee's groundbreaking Africa Rising concert, released on DVD, is out now. Coffee hosted Africa Rising in Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium, a of 24-piece classical orchestra, live band and cutting edge house DJ

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