Is Dancehall the answer to Afrobeats' search for a new sonic direction?

<p>This is why Dancehall can chart the next course for Afrobeats' continuous ascension.</p>, <span>Is Dancehall the answer to Afrobeats' search for a new sonic direction?</span>, <h2>In her 2015 hit single 'Baby Mama,' Dancehall Queen Cynthia Morgan was at the peak of her powers, and in that record, she refixed Sean Paul's famous line “The Gal dem Skilachy” from his 2005 global smash hit 'Temperature'.</h2>, <p>Although barely a teenager when Sean Paul made the smash hit, Cynthia Morgan would switch the "Gal" to "Boy" a decade later in a moment that captures Dancehall Music's strong influence in the Nigerian soundscape.</p>, <p>After nearly 3 years of Amapiano's dominance of the Afrobeats soundscape, the sound has delivered memorable moments, however, the South African imported log drum seems to have been stretched to its creative limits.</p>, <p>With listeners craving a new sound that can deliver the street commanding and era-defining qualities of Amapiano, this writer opines that the answer lies not in another adventurous search for a new import but in Dancehall, the Caribbean sound that has for decades contributed to Afrobeats evolution.</p>, <p>This is why Dancehall can chart the next course for Afrobeats' continuous ascension.</p>, <h2>1. It's a big part of Afrobeats</h2>, <p>The influence of Reggae pre-dated the birth of Afrobeats and with the entrance of Afrobeats came the influence of Dancehall that would combine with Raggae to deliver what would become Afrobeats' earliest Street music.</p>, <p>From the Konto maestro Marvelous Benji to the street-dominating duo Danfo Drivers, the smooth sermonic records of Ragga star African China, and the blusterous music of Steroeoman, Dancehall shaped Street music with several Nigerian stars offering different variants of Carribean sound.</p>, <p>While Hip Hop takes the credit as the most influential genre in Afrobeats, Dancehall is just as commanding.</p>, <p>Jamaican Dancehall stars like Sean Paul, Busy Signal, Beenie Man, and Buju Banton combined with Reggae stars o