Uncle Waffles
Swazi DJ
Lungelihle Zwane (born 30 March 2000), known professionally as Uncle Waffles, is a Swazi-born DJ and record producer based in South Africa. She is noted for her work in the amapiano genre and her dance abilities, with Billboard describing her as the "princess of amapiano". Her debut single, "Tanzania", reached number one in South Africa, and was certified 7x platinum in South Africa.
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- “I tend to use my dance moves to translate the music, so you’re going to see what the song says even if you don’t understand it,”
- Meet Uncle Waffles, the Artist Bringing the South African Amapiano Genre to Coachella, Billboard, 31 March 2023,Heran Mamo, Retrieved: 4 November 2023.
- “This makes me feel the way I’ve always thought my purpose would make me feel,” she says. “It made me feel whole"
- Meet Uncle Waffles, the Artist Bringing the South African Amapiano Genre to Coachella, Billboard, 31 March 2023,Heran Mamo, Retrieved: 4 November 2023.
- “My mom has always been just like, ‘Do it but have a real backup plan.’ Initially, when my life changed, they didn't really understand it was like, ‘Oh, yeah, that’s a good video, okay. Yay. What does that mean?” Uncle Waffles told BET.com during a recent interview. “Now they’re definitely people who actually encourage parents to let their kids pursue things creatively.”
- #Unboxed Vol. 25: Uncle Waffles Is An Amapiano Superstar Setting A Unique Tone and History in the Process, BET, 7 September 2023, Paul Meara, Retrieved: 4 November 2023.
