Black Coffee’s meteoric rise and has taken him to nearly every corner of the world at acclaimed events like Sonar (Barcelona), Circoloco (Ibiza), Soundgarden (Italy) and NEST (Canada). However, he has always stayed true to his African roots, commenting after winning Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the 2015 DJ Awards: “I’m so honoured right now and so proud to be South African. #blessed.”
Now, with his Afropolitan musicality, he wants to bring his electrifying set back to the streets, with his very own block party. Black Coffee has curated a lineup of South Africa’s best urban acts to create an unforgettable event, set in the heart of Johannesburg.
After sharing the decks with the likes of Jazzy Jeff, Frankie Knuckles, Paul Van Dyk, and Fat Boy Slim, DJ Fresh was an obvious choice for this lineup. As one of South Africa’s favourite personalities, with over 30 releases under his belt and a local titan of music, DJ Fresh will charm the audience with his original mixing skills that transformed the local house music scene.
Winner of Song of the Year, Best Collaboration and Best Video at the SA Hip Hop Awards, Cassper Nyovest, will create the heat with his can’t-get-out-of-your-head rhymes. With tracks like Doc Shebeleza and Phumkin, Nyovest knows how to command a stage and take the crowd along for a ride with his energy and flow.
Soulistic artist and SAMA nominee, Da Capo, will bring his afro-deep lounge flavour to the day’s entertainment. Rounding up the first artist announcement are Metro FM favourites and hosts of The Preparty, SPHEctacula and DJ Naves.
Tickets are available through the Black Coffee Block Party website, Nutickets and Computicket.
For more information, visit blackcoffeeblockparty.co.za. Alternatively, connect with them on Facebook or on Twitter.