Uncle Waffles

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Lungelihle Zwane[1] (born 30 March 2000),[2] known professionally as Uncle Waffles, is a Swazi-born DJ and record producer based in South Africa.[3] She is noted for her work in the amapiano genre and her dance abilities,[4][5] with Billboard describing her as the "princess of amapiano".[6] Her debut single, "Tanzania", reached number one in South Africa,[7] where it is certified 7x platinum.[8] Early life Zwane was born and raised in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland).[3] She didn't know her parents and had been brought up by her grandma through her childhood years, until she reconciled with her mother as a teenager with whom she had a strained relationship thereafter.[9] Zwane grew up listening to South African house and kwaito music from artists such as Black Coffee, Lebo Mathosa and DJ Kent.[6] Before her success as a DJ, Zwane used to be a television presenter on Studio1 on Eswatini TV, but was replaced in January 2022 after parting from the show..[1][10] It was here that she first was introduced to DJ'ing by friend who also worked at the studio, as there was a fifteen-year old set of DJ decks there.[6] She then emigrated to South Africa to attend university.[3] Career Uncle Waffles learned how to DJ in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdowns,[11][12] and claims to have practiced for eight hours each day.[6] She signed with South African creative agency KreativeKornerr, who managed to book gigs for her in the country's "heavily saturated" music industry.[6] After filling in fo

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4 Da Ho's

ASYLUM

Wadibusa (feat. Royal MusiQ, OHP Sage, & Pcee)

SOLACE

Yahyuppiyah (feat. Pcee, EeQue, & Chley)

Tanzania

Tanzania (Rampa Remix)

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Echoes (feat. Tony Duardo, Manana & Lusanda)

Wadibusa (with Joey Bada$$)

Wadibusa (feat. OHP Sage, Pcee, & Djy Biza)

Tanzania (feat. Sino Msolo and Boibizza)

Red Dragon

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