Held in the smoky corridors of The Cause, a DIY venue in London’s Docklands neighborhood, Apple Music's sophomore New Year's Eve party proved once again that the best nights out are rooted in talent. Uncle Waffles, the South Africa-based selector who almost single-handedly brought amapiano from township parties to TikTok ubiquity, delivered a masterclass in tension and release, toggling between velvet-gloved house cuts and R&B before plunging deep into her bread and butter: the log-drum thunder and atmospheric piano refrains of amapiano.