Black Coffee shares chilling recognition of the accident that left him paralysed

Hailed as one of the most influential and talented DJs on the planet, even with the use of only one arm, Black Coffee is an undeniably generational figure. 

Renowned for his wizard-like performances and unforgettable productions, the DJ recently shared a look back at his life – including a spine-chilling account of the accident that left him paralysed. 

In an insightful podcast episode on Steven Bartlett’s ‘Diary Of A CEO’, Black Coffee, raised in Nelson Mandela’s hometown of Mthatha, South Africa, opened up on a brush with fate almost led to his death.

During a public gathering celebrating the release of Mandela from prison in 1990, a taxi plowed into the crowd, leading to an injury that sawBlack Coffee hospitalised for three months after severing the nerves in his shoulder. 

During the emotionally touching revisitation of Black Coffee’s life, including the accident, he talks about the anguish of that pivotal day and how it made it difficult to talk about for years – only revealing the injury publicly for the first time to his fans in 2017.

Check out the interview below: