Ciara praises Uncle Waffles: 'She's everything'

Uncle Waffles recently made a splash at the 2023 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in California and has gained a whole new fanbase.

American R&B star Ciara took to Instagram this week to show the Amapiano DJ some love. She shared a clip of Uncle Waffles performing at Coachella. 

"I just love @unclewaffles_ she's everything," the 'Better Thangs' singer wrote.

Uncle Waffles reposted Ciara's post on her Instagram Stories. 

"Thank you, thank you so much," the 23-year-old wrote.

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The video that got Ciara's attention...

Uncle Waffles teaches Ciara the Yahyuppiyah Dance 

Uncle Waffles also took to TikTok to share a video of Ciara dancing to 'Yahyuppiyah' - a song she recorded with Tony Duardo and Justin99.

The track also features Pcee, EeQue and Chle.

Uncle Waffles, whose real name is Lungelihle Zwane, showed Ciara how to do the popular Yahyuppiyah Dance Challenge.

Stars such as Cassper Nyovest and Connie Chiume have also taken on the challenge.

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Uncle Waffles album goes gold

Uncle Waffles made headlines in 2021 when Grammy Award-winner Drake started following her on Instagram.

The rapper also gave her a shoutout in 2022 when he shared a video of her deejaying at an event. 

Uncle Waffles has been booked and busy, but she still found time to work on a new album. She released her sophomore album, 'Asylum', in 2023. 

"Asylum- this project is a representation of how I felt in my mind trying to grasp an industry I was blessed to be thrown in, an artistic portrayal of emotions and feelings, of growth , highs and lows and all the in betweens. It’s been a journey creating something I love, and I hope y’all love it too," she wrote in March.

Shortly before heading to Coachella in April, Uncle Waffles revealed that the album had already gone gold.

"This post is a little late but we went Gold in a week!! with 1 million Shazams and entered the Global charts. Thank you guys for listening."

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Main image credit: TikTok/@uncle.waffles