South Africans are offering their congratulations to DJ Black Coffee who won his first Grammy award on Sunday.
He won the best dance/electronic music album category for his Subconsciously album.
Black Coffee dedicated his win to upcoming African talents.
“African kids who are watching, they may think they don’t stand a chance to get on a global stage like this. I want to just say to them it is possible," he said.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has thanked him for "inspiring a new generation of talent to take over the world".
Congratulations to Black Coffee for being awarded the Best Dance/Electronic Music award for his album ‘Subconsciously’ at last night’s #GRAMMYs. Thank you for flying the flag and inspiring a new generation of talent to take over the world. pic.twitter.com/QK80iveLbM
— Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 (@CyrilRamaphosa) April 4, 2022
One Twitter user wrote: "A little boy named Nkosinathi Innocent Sizwe Maphumulo from KwaZulu-Natal grew up to become a Grammy winner on April 3, 2022. Black child, it is possible. Congratulations, Black Coffee."
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