Black Coffee stirs up plans for neighbourhood

BLACK Coffee has worked with some of the world’s biggest artists‚ won international awards and even travels to gigs in a private jet.

So‚ what else is there to do? Well‚ build a whole neighbourhood, apparently.

Remember how last year Black Coffee revealed plans to build a school dedicated to music‚ fashion and art with designer Laduma Ngxokolo and artist Nelson Makamo?

Well‚ the project is still on track and it’s going to be part of a whole neighbourhood. The DJ spilt the tea‚ in an interview with Billboard recently‚ explaining that he was going to turn a deserted part of Johannesburg into an artists’ mecca.

“We’ve been working on building a music‚ art and fashion school in a deserted part of Johannesburg as a collaboration between myself and fellow South Africans artist Nelson Makamo and clothing designer Laduma Ngxokolo with the hope of turning the neighbourhood around.

“Once the school project is complete‚ with our partners we endeavour to take this even further and establish an entire neighbourhood.”

He said he was teaming up with designer Virgil Abloh and SA architecture firm Saota to build the school‚ and the neighbourhood will have space for everyone‚ even those of us who cannot not draw to save our lives.

“The opportunities and spaces will offer cultural experiences‚ boutique stores‚ restaurants and a learning centre‚” he said.

Black Coffee has previously said the school will create jobs for students straight out of the academy.

“For music‚ you will receive a recording contract and you’ll be taught about music‚ branding and social media and the music business. In the second year‚ you will release your first single. In your final year‚ you work on your album‚” he said.

In the meantime‚ we’ll just be waiting for his upcoming tracks with Pharrell and Akon‚ while hoping for a lift in the jet.