Papa Mbye

Minneapolis, Twin Cities metro

Minneapolis artist whose beat-driven music layers harmonies and raps; a Whirlygig act at Art-A-Whirl 2026.

Papa Mbye is a Minneapolis artist whose beat-driven music layers harmonies and raps and resists genre labels. Papa Mbye released the six-track EP MANG FI in September 2021, co-produced with local producers Zak Khan and Ben Farmer. Papa Mbye played Indeed's Whirlygig on the Saturday night of Art-A-Whirl 2026, where The Current's Diane Miller called Papa Mbye one of her favorite local artists.