Swazi-born, South African DJ Uncle Waffles is at the forefront of propelling amapiano — a subgenre of house and South African music — to dancefloors across the world. Her third EP, R…
is at the forefront of propelling amapiano — a subgenre of house and South African music — to dancefloors across the world.
My friends used to call me Waffles in high school because of the [Cartoon Network show] “Teen Titans,” where they would sing a song called “Waffles, Waffles, Waffles”. My friends decided to start calling me Waffles. Then when I joined Instagram after high school, they were like, “You know, this uncle [trend] is really cool right now.” So it just went from an Instagram handle that I used to use to my DJ name now.
So I made my own little bookings poster. I put it out there and I got a lot of people reaching out, but it was of course for non-paying gigs. Then I went from small little venues to deciding that I actually want to do this unapologetically. So I just decided that even if no one’s watching, I’m just gonna dance and do my thing because the dancing really started when no one was paying attention to it.of you performing videos with his millions of Instagram followers.
To that point, a lot of people – globally, have experienced amapiano music for the first time through you. Does that come with any sense of responsibility?
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