Gayance

Gayance is the Montreal-born Haitian-Canadian DJ and producer Aïsha Vertus, whose alias comes from the Haitian Creole word for joyfulness. Her music is jazzy house with Afro-Latin spice, shaped by the Los Angeles beat scene and the West London broken beat movement. Her debut album Mascarade came out on Rhythm Section International, was shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize in 2023 and drew support from Gilles Peterson and Jamz Supernova on BBC Radio 6 Music. As a DJ she has played Fabric, Panorama Bar, Djoon and Doka, as well as Montreux Jazz Festival, Lowlands and We Out Here. She played Dekmantel Selectors in 2024.