30 minutes that changed Uncle Waffles’ life
JOHANNESBURG - Time flies. It’s hard to believe that it has been just a year since Uncle Waffles, real name Lungelihle Zwane, became a household name after a video clip of her DJing went viral.
On October 16, 2021, a video captioned ‘People are burning’ showed off the DJ’s skills, dressed in a crop top and low-rise pants that revealed her black thong. In the video, she is seen winding her waist and had the crowd losing their minds – in a good way.
To date, the video has been viewed 5.5 million times on Twitter and has made Uncle Waffles a recognisable name internationally and here in Mzansi. Reflecting on the life-changing moment, Uncle Waffles shared on Twitter: “This 30-minute set I wasn’t supposed to get completely changed my life, I’m forever grateful thank you God.” While Uncle Waffles was booked to perform at Zone 6 where the famous video was shot, she was asked to do an extra 30 minutes after another DJ missed their spot.
Uncle Waffles’s management also celebrated the milestone by sharing the
0:00 Chicago PD; 0:55 Heels; 2:10 Julia;
3:20 American Gigolo; 4:25 Norm Of The North, King Sized...;
6:00 Love At Sky Gardens; 7:30 Young Rock; 8:00 MasterChef Australia; 9:30 America’s Got Talent; 11:20 The Kelly Clarkson Show; 12:20 MasterChef Australia; 1:50 Magnum P.I.; 2:50 Blue Bloods; 3:50 Survivor; 4:55 The Kelly Clarkson Show; 5:55 MasterChef Australia; 7:00 Bull; 9:00 Heels; 10:10 This England;
11:10 Law & Order: Organised Crime. story behind the moment that kicked everything off.
8:30 Muvhango; 9:00 Uzalo; 9:30
Skeem Saam; 10:00 Stokvel; 10:30 Daily Thetha; 11:30 The Chatroom; 12:00 Soccerzone; 1:00 Lunch Time News; 1:30 Selimathunzi; 2:00 Teenagers On A Mission; 2:30 Mam’ Sakhile’s Story House; 3:00 Teen Titans Go!; 3:30 Yotv Mvubu And Friends; 4:00
Yotv Ntunjambili Twin Caves; 4:30 Ispani; 5:25 Journeys Of Inspiration; 5:30 Siswati/Isindebele News; 6:00 Emasisweni; 6:30 Skeem Saam; 7:00 Xhosa/ Zulu News; 7:30 The Braai Show; 8:00 Generations - The Legacy; 8:30 Uzalo; 9:00 Too Hot To Be Single; 10:00 Good Men; 11:00 Ispani.
“This is the story of @unclewaffles_ a story of when opportunity meets preparation, one-year later and Uncle Waffles is among the names that represent Amapiano on the global stage and South African music in general she continues to grow from strength to strength every season and has achieved things only a handful of people in the world can say they have,” read the caption. Since blowing up, Uncle Waffles has gained fans from all over the world, with one of them being international superstar Drake.
Her track ‘Tanzania’ has gone four times platinum and she has a radio residency on BBC1 Radio. The music video to her smash hit ‘Tanzania’ garnered a million views on YouTube in three days. Uncle Waffles has performed around the world at various locations and there is no slowing her down.
10:00 Daddy’s Steps; 10:30 Speak Ou( Re-versioning); 11:00 7de Laan; 11:30 Muvhango; 12:00 Uzalo; 12:30 Generations, The Legacy; 1:00 Skeem Saam; 1:30 The Estate; 2:00 Murder She Wrote; 3:00 Little People; 3:30 Takalani Sesame; 4:00 Words and Numbers; 4:30 Hectic Nine 9; 5:00 Yu-Gi-Oh! – ARCV; 5:30 Venda/ tsonga News; 6:00 7de Laan; 6:30 Nuus; 7:00 In die Kollig; 8:00 Setswana/sesotho/sepedi News; 8:30 Motswako; 9:00 Muvhango; 9:30 Majakathata; 10:00 Fatal Attraction; 11:30 Yu-Gi-Oh! – ARCV.