PayPah: The Los Angeles-based musician leveraging Afrobeats to connect to the motherland [Video]

The resurgence of the Afrobeats genre has spurred the growth and popularity of African music to a global audience, with the genre now earning recognition as the most popular genre in the world.

The popularization of Afrobeats is largely premised on its unique beat, which is a distinct fusion of indigenous African high-life and modern musical trends. However, to some persons of African descent, Afrobeats means more than music.

To them, Afrobeats is a celebration of black excellence and a chance for the world, particularly black people in the diaspora, to connect to home.

One artist who has recognized this huge opportunity offered by Afrobeats and is leveraging it to trace his African roots is Los Angeles-based rapper, PayPah.

PayPah firmly holds that Afrobeats is a platform for him to re-establish his connection with Africa and is infusing that African vibe into his music, with his recent productions being dominated …