After this, the group decided to write and record songs for themselves. Hence, they decided to do music that was created through their individual backgrounds, whether English or Jamaican. For instance, Diamara studied creative arts in England, Jerome and Alvis attended the Edna Manley College (EMC) School of Music, Donald studied fine arts at EMC and Christopher is a self-taught musician.

"We offer a mix of genres. Everybody in the band has different aspects to them and their musical background, so we try not to limit them," Waugh said.

"It's a cross-genre kind of group. It's hard to say where you are gonna place us on the shelf, world music, I guess."

They have done strictly reggae songs, like Guide Us, but have other songs, like I Will, that have a 'neo-soul, international feel'. A mix of music is also what one is likely to experience on their soon-to-be released album, Freedom To Choose.

"The album, hasn't been released yet and everywhere we go, it has been selling," said Donald, while admitting that the group has a decent following.

Airplai has also performed at Christopher's Jazz Café and Red Bones Blues Café. However, their biggest achievement to date would be their performances at the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival for four years in a row.

"Our biggest success was to be on the big stage at the Jazz Festival, not on the ocean spray stage where they put the upcoming acts. We were good enough, so they called us back," said Donald.

Performing at the Jazz Festival is not the only mark of their success, as they have backed several top artistes in the dancehall. Among them are Baby Cham, Warrior King, Assassin and Busy Signal.

In addition, Airplai is a production company and this helps to bring in revenue. They write songs for others, do jingles and produce albums for upcoming artistes, like American singer Kaya and gospel artiste DJ Little Lamb.