Following an announcement by South African DJ Black Coffee’s team that he was injured en route to a scheduled show in Argentina, further details of the ‘severe travel accident’ have emerged.
Also read: DJ Black Coffee injured in ‘severe travel accident’ en route to Mar del Plata
The internationally renowned record producer and songwriter, real name Nkosinathi Maphumulo, is reported to be recovering from surgery in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo after sustaining ‘severe blows’ to his body while on his private plane.
The British publication Daily Mail revealed that Maphumulo’s flight from Brazil to Mar del Plata, where he would be performing at Club Mute, experienced severe turbulence on Sunday, 7 January.
The plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Montevideo Airport.
The publication cited a statement from Club Mute that was published shortly before his surgery on Tuesday, which read:
‘Dear Argentinian fans, Black Coffee regrets to inform you that as a result of severe air turbulence on his private plane from Florianopolis to Mar del Plata, he had to make an emergency landing at Montevideo Airport.’
‘He suffered severe blows to his body and at this moment he is at a clinic in the same city under observation.’
News of the incident was first shared on Black Coffee’s official social media platforms on Wednesday evening, 10 January stating that it ‘resulted in unforeseen circumstances’ and left the 47-year-old Grammy winner with ‘some injuries’.
It was said in the post that Black Coffee was receiving ‘the best possible medical attention’ and that he ‘is optimistic and recovering well, adding that he looked forward to returning to his fans ‘very soon’.
Black Coffee became the first South African to win the Best Dance/Electronic Music award at the Grammys for his album Subconsciously in 2022.
‘While I was working on this album, it was so important for me to make it accessible to as many people as possible,’ Black Coffee told Billboard at the time.
‘The album challenges many sounds and styles, all while staying true to my roots. I wanted to make an album that could be listened to not only in the car or in the club, but while you’re cleaning your house, going through a hard time and everything in between. It breaks boundaries, and I think that’s where the appeal ultimately lies.’
He began his career around 1994 and has since released nine studio albums, as well as sold out New York’s famous Madison Square Garden venue last October.
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Picture: @realblackcoffee / Instagram
