., dj duo mathias broohm and chris harris mixed tunes from across the world at "layover," their monthly>> you never know sometimes where your layover is going to be at, so that's how we wanted the music to be, you never know where we're going to touch down, you know, sonically. >> how big of a role does african music play in these jams? >> plays a really big role. >> a big role. >> they sample sounds from continent, -- from across the continent, from afrobeats, a fusion sound driven by west african rhythms, to amapiano, a subgenre of house music from south africa. >> i grew up listening to hiplife, which is like the old school afrobeat. reporter: broohm was raised in a ghanaian household in maryland >> african sounds have always been in me. reporter: in recent years, those familiar sounds have hit the global mainstream. one seminal moment? drake's 2016 mega-hit "one dance" featuring vocals from nigerian afrobeats star wiz-kid. ♪ since then, some of the biggest names in pop, rnb and hip-hop have collaborated with african artists and producers. >> now that like beyonce or like chris brown