Hailing from Montreal, Yaya (née Yasmine Seck) has been DJing since 2014. Montreal’s electronic scene has always been dominated by straight, white, males and this is exactly what Yaya is out to change. Co-founder of the collective, Obsolète, she and her team are working to create a more inclusive community of DJs and artists, promoting a space that is sexually and culturally diverse, and inclusive of women, LGBTQ+, and people of colour. Yaya holds a recurring party titled “NO HOUSE! NO TECHNO!” at Datcha in Montreal where she spins Afrobeat, hip hop, baile funk, soca, and dancehall. The name of the event screams the only rule there. Yaya continues to bring the beat everywhere she spins, including her set at the elusive Moonshine x Boiler Room party which was highly danceable and brought major tropical heat.