Podjab feat. Waahli & Jarreau Vandal
Gayance

Montreal-born, Haitian-Canadian, Lisbon-based producer, vocalist and DJ Gayance returns with ‘Podjab’, a collaboration alongside acclaimed producer Jarreau Vandal featuring longtime friend and fellow Haitian Montrealer artist Waahli. Already earning early praise from Palms Trax, the single arrives alongside the announcement of Gayance’s forthcoming album, roaming.

Set for release during Libra season this year, roaming follows Gayance’s Polaris Prize-shortlisted debut Mascarade. Described as a “sonic scrapbook”, the album gathers ideas, memories and influences collected across a decade spent moving between Montreal, Lisbon, Brazil and beyond. Where Mascarade introduced Gayance the performer, roaming reveals something more personal: a collection of songs shaped by movement, observation and the search for grounding.

With ‘Podjab’, Gayance as a Haitian descendant, taps into a sound that is familiar and that has been steadily gaining momentum across dancefloors from Paris and Lisbon, to London and Montreal. Drawing on the rhythmic pull of old school Kompa (Coupé Kloué, Tabou Combo, Alan Kavé) and Mizikasin from the 80s and 90s (RAM, Boukman Eksperyans, Eddy François) while retaining the adventurous spirit of contemporary club Surinamese-Dutch music, the track occupies a space between underground electronic culture and the wider Afro-Carribean diasporic sounds currently finding new audiences around the world. It’s a record made with both the dedicated dance music head and the festival crowd in mind.

Co-produced by Dutch-Surinanese D-producer Jarreau Vandal, renowned for his work within the influential Soulection ecosystem, ‘Podjab’ reunites the pair following the success of their previous collaboration, ‘No More’. Fans had long called for a return to that chemistry, and here the partnership evolves with Jarreau Vandal’s soulful, globally minded production, creating the perfect setting for Gayance.

The addition of Waahli brings another layer of history to the record. The pair first met through Montreal’s legendary Kalmunity jam sessions and have remained close ever since, with Gayance describing him as an artistic big brother figure. Their shared experiences across Canada, Brazil and the wider diaspora lend the collaboration a natural ease, transforming ‘Podjab’ into a celebration of friendship as much as musical exchange.