DJ Ritu is a trailblazing broadcaster, turntablist, podcast, radio and event producer. She's the voice of the UK’s definitive independent global music show, A World in London. Her career spans over 3 decades and includes 22 years at the BBC, co-founding cult label Outcaste Records, signing Nitin Sawhney and Badmarsh & Shri, touring in over 35 countries with her own bands Sister India and The Asian Equation, plus performing at major venues and festivals like Fabric, Printworks, Big Chill, Tate Britain, BFI, Spiritland, WOMAD, Royal Festival Hall, V&A, National Theatre, Jazz Café, & Trafalgar Square. Ritu’s musical repertoire is richly eclectic, but she specialises in World Music genres and western chart music across the decades, incorporating Soul, Motown, Disco, House, Pop, Drum n’Bass & more. She has worked alongside a diverse range of artists such as Salif Keita, Edwin Starr, and Buena Vista Social Club, plus interviewed iconic global stars on her radio shows. She’s a pioneer and key catalyst of the 90s Asian Underground scene, opening international doors for diasporic musicians & sounds. A Rough Guides CD compiler and journalist, Ritu is a member of the European World Music Charts Panel and London Music Board. She is the co-founder of the UK’s longest-running South Asian music club nights - Kuch Kuch Bollywood Nights (22 yrs) and Club Kali (27 yrs).