2. Unfortunately for the ladies, he married beautiful actress Mbali Mlotswa on 13 May 2011. Mbali played Puleng on the award-winning TV show, 4Play: Sex Tips for Girls.
3. He started his career back in 1994 when he was still in High School, singing in the school choir and studying the keyboard.
4. While studying Music at Natal Technikon, he developed his skill and formed the band ‘Shana’ going on to release 4 albums.
5. In 2003 he was chosen as one of two South African participants in the Red Bull Music Academy, which jump-started his career in the SA music DJ scene.
6. He scooped a South African Music Award (SAMA) at the 16th Annual SAMA Awards in 2006 for the Best Urban Dance Album, Home Brewed.
7. He lost the use of his left arm at age 13. While celebrating the release of Nelson Mandela a speeding vehicle ran over the crowd, injuring him.
8. He set a world record for the longest DJ set (60 hours) using one arm in 2010.
9. In 2009 he announced that 5% of all the album sales from his record label, Soulistic Music, would be donated to charity.
10. One of Black Coffee’s most inspirational moves was when he established a foundation called DJ Black Coffee Foundation, uplifting and assisting people with disabilities.
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