gayance: roaming
Francisco Espregueira
Haitian-Canadian artist Gayance just unveiled her sophomore project. After making serious waves with her 2023 Polaris-nominated debut Mascarade (Rhythm Section, 2023) the Montreal-born and Lisbon-based DJ and producer teams up with Tru Thoughts for this project. Loosely written for 9 years, she has collected stories from moving between cities like Brussels, Amsterdam, and different spots in Brazil. Channeling those experiences into roaming, the album traces a path of self-affirmation through a global club lens. The record serves as a sonic travelogue, deeply rooted in her Haitian heritage while reflecting the emotional highs and lows of an artist constantly in transit.
The tracklist naturally documents that evolution. Songs like "Better For My Heart," featuring Judith Little D, offer an anthem of emotional purging built on house and gospel influences. Other cuts like "Kind Silence" find power in withdrawal, while "GOSSIP" takes an unfiltered look at toxic cycles. The music also leans into her cultural roots on "Podjab," where she teams up with Waahli to channel the resistance of Haitian Mizik Rasin. The project ultimately wraps with "Agua," featuring NARCY & De.Ville, which advocates for somatic healing and inner clarity. roaming balances memory, movement, and raw honesty on the dancefloor. Available on vinyl.
“‘roaming’, my sophomore album, is a project I didn’t know I was working on for the past decade by just living and travelling around, these songs are stories from this era of my life. It’s the complexity of completing by experimenting on a timeline of 9 years of friendship, roaming around and moving from city to city.”