BY PHUMZILE NDLOVU
MBABANE: Welcome to the UK!
The demand to see the electrical performances of Uncle Waffles has seen the first release of the pre-sale tickets for the show dubbed ‘We ‘Love Waffles London sell out.
The show is scheduled for January 20 in London, United Kingdom. The DJ, who boasts 2.3 million followers on Instagram, announced how excited she was about the show on her Instagram storyline last night. The post read, “London, y’all first up, see y’all there.” In a second post, she wrote, “London is really good. Honey, I’m back in time; now I want to give y’all a SH.”
Born Lungelihle Zwane 23 years ago, the Eswatini-born DJ and record producer, based in South Africa, was featured in a United States of America (USA) Rolling Stone magazine last week. The American monthly magazine focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. The Rolling Stone is a magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.
According to one of her pages last month alone, Waffles has been recognised by Rolling Stones, Forbes, CNN Variety, The New York Times, and Complex UK for her insane accomplishments throughout 2023, spanning from Solace and Asylum Extended Playlist EP releases, Coachella performances, and sold-out shows in New York.
She is noted for her work in the Amapiano genre and dance abilities, with Billboard describing her as the Princess of Amapiano. Waffle’s debut single, titled Tanzania, reached number one and went platinum in South Africa. She has gained the attention of some of the world’s biggest names, including Canadian rapper Drake. The world got to know about DJ after Drake shared a photo of her and sent a shout-out to her. He did that twice. He first joined her on Instagram Live and called her a top DJ. Waffles tweeted that she was super excited and screamed for a good 10 minutes.
Last year, she closed Mbabane when she had her show at the Albert Millin Pop Sunday, fresh from performing at the global festival Coachella and touring the US and Europe. She has become a global brand, playing for European soccer stars and touring global stages, killing it on the decks.
This year alone, she begged for her own Kentucky Fried Burger (KFC), the Waffles Burger, which proved to be in demand as it sold out on the day it was launched in South Africa. She has partnered with Unilever and advertised sanitary pads. She also clinched a Jagemeister deal, among other brands. US star Beyoncé also played her Tanzania song on her recent Renaissance tour.
