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Uncle Waffles on the cover of Rolling Stone Africa

Uncle Waffles shines as the first female artist on the cover of Rolling Stone Africa

Zuko Komisa Image | @unclewaffles /Instagram Amapiano DJ and producer Uncle Waffles, real name Lungelihle Zwane, is celebrating a milestone as the first female artist on the cover of Rolling Stone Africa Rolling Stone Africa was founded in August 2024 and has various offices across Africa. Its mission is to celebrate African music, culture, and storytelling. Uncle Waffles, the Amapiano phenomenon, had an amazing 2024. She began the year with […]

17/02/2025

MUSIC

Uncle Waffles to perform at this year’s Apple Music New Year’s Eve celebrations

Zuko Komisa Image | @unclewaffles_/Instagram Uncle Waffles maintains her ascent around the world by landing a highly sought-after place in Apple Music's New Year's Eve festivities. Uncle Waffles, who is well-known for her thrilling live performances and her crucial contribution to the globalization of Amapiano, will take the stage at Apple Music Live: NYE. Along with other international superstars, she will be ending an incredible year. Uncle Waffles has received […]

19/12/2024

ENTERTAINMENT

Uncle Waffles makes history as the first black woman to headline Brooklyn Mirage in New York

Zuko Komisa Lungelihle Zwane, also known as Uncle Waffles, a Swazi-born DJ and record producer living in South Africa, will go down in the history books at the Brooklyn Mirage in New York this August. Uncle Waffles announced that she was the first Amapiano artist and black woman to headline the Nightclub in New York. The Brooklyn Mirage is one of New York City’s biggest music venues with a capacious, […]

20/08/2024

ENTERTAINMENT

Uncle Waffles celebrates being the first DJ to play on the main stage at the Wireless Festival in 8 years

Zuko Komisa Image | @unclewaffles_ Uncle Waffles is thrilled to be the first DJ to perform on the main stage at the Wireless Festival in eight years. The festival is one of Europe's biggest celebrations of black music with the world's biggest artists. The festival is firmly rooted in hip-hop, grime, and R&B-influenced sounds and represents forward-thinking artists from all over the world. Since Waffles has been killing it on […]

15/07/2024

ENTERTAINMENT

Drake to link up with Uncle Waffles for her show show in Toronto

Zuko Komisa Drake to link up with Uncle Waffles for her show show in Toronto. Rapper Drake, and Swazi-born DJ Uncle Waffles' real name Lungelihle Zwane will be partying together during her show in Canada, Toronto (Drake's birthplace). Drake was honored in the show's promotional poster. She imitated the images from Drake's music video for "8AM in Charlotte." "TORONTOOOOOOOO! for the initial instance! We are going on a date! We […]

09/07/2024

MUSIC

LISTEN: Uncle Waffles drops her first single of 2024

Katlego Sekhu image: Instagram/@@_unclesmith Internationally acclaimed South African DJ Uncle Waffles has dropped her first single of 2024, titled Wadibusa. The new record features Royal MusiQ, Ohp Sage, PCEE, and Djy Biza, Waffles, and brings back the infectious dance beats that made her a star. Uncle Waffles has previously teased snippets on her social media. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Waffles (@unclewaffles_) Uncle Waffles has enjoyed […]

19/04/2024

MUSIC

Uncle Waffles sheds a tear while watching Beyonce sample ‘Tanzania’ on the Renaissance Film

Zuko Komisa Image | @beyonce/ @unclewaffles_/Instagram Uncle Waffles sheds a tear while watching Beyonce sample 'Tanzania' on the Renaissance Film. In a recent video, Amapiano DJ, Uncle Waffles whose real name is Lungelihle Zwane is seen reacting to the clip of Beyonce’s dancers dancing to a sample of the hit single in Beyonce’s film, ‘Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce’ which was released in December. ‘Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce’, a documentary […]

12/01/2024

MUSIC

Uncle Waffle’s viral ‘Yahyuppiyah’ goes 5 times platinum

Zuko Komisa Uncle Waffle's viral 'Yahyuppiyah' goes 5 times platinum. Uncle Waffles had cause for celebration when one of her top hits, Yahyuppiyah, achieved a significant milestone by going five times platinum. Uncle Waffles has been enjoying her success ever since a video of her dancing to Young Stunna's Adiwele in 2021 went viral. This journey has seen her go from being a sensation in Soweto clubs to a global […]

15/11/2023

ENTERTAINMENT

Tyla and Uncle Waffles quench thirsts with Water Dance Challenge

By: Natasha Archary Tyla and Uncle Waffles quenched thirsts when they took on the Water Dance Challenge that has social media users straining their backs in attempts to pull it off. The artists who were both in the US, showed the world exactly why South Africans do it best as they hit every beat with hip-thrusting accuracy. Tyla's hit track Water is doing the most, becoming the first South African […]

11/10/2023