An electronic music festival arrives in Marbella featuring Black Coffee, the king of 'afrohouse', as the headliner.

José Carlos García

Marbella

Black Coffee, the king of 'afrohouse' and a 2022 Grammy Award winner for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for his acclaimed album 'Subconsciously', will headline the Kopa Festival, an electronic music event scheduled for August 7 at the fairgrounds of San Pedro Alcántara. The South African DJ, born in 1976 in Durban as Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo, arrives in Marbella as part of an international tour and after launching a new residency this season at Hï Ibiza, the club chosen several times as the best in the world, where he has been performing every Saturday since the 2nd and will continue until October 3rd.

So far, Black Coffee's performance is the only one announced by this new outdoor music festival which aims to gather 10,000 people at La Caridad venue. However, its organizers reveal their intentions: "The event will bring together leading international artists in electronic music and will combine large-scale production, an open-air environment, and a musical offering aimed at ranking among the top events of the summer calendar," they assure.

The South African DJ, producer, and composer is currently considered one of the most influential artists in global electronic music and has been a key figure in the international expansion of contemporary 'house' and 'afrohouse'. This is despite an accident at the age of 14, when South Africans were celebrating Nelson Mandela's liberation, where he was struck by a vehicle causing irreversible nerve damage to his left arm.

Presales for Kopa Festival will start this Tuesday, May 19 at noon through the Fever web platform, with 24 hours of exclusive access for the waitlist. Ticket sales to the general public will begin on May 20 at 12:00 PM.

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