East London born DJ Ritu spends much of her time playing ‘mummy’ to her Rottwelier, ‘Dizee Rascal’ and her cat ‘Bubalah’.

Occasionally though, she does a bit of work and she gets out to DJ...worldwide to be exact! She was one of very few DJ’s that pioneered Asian sounds into Europe in the 90’s and co-founded the Outcaste Label, plus cult band Sister India. Her travels have taken her from WOMAD to The Royal Festival Hall, and from Cairo to Cape Town but she identifies Spain as her favourite country to play in.

Responsible for a series of compilation albums for The Rough Guides her music specialisms include Bollywood, bhangra, Asian Underground, Arabic, Turkish, Greek, Rai, and western dance music stretching back to the 60’s, hence she is a key figure on the ‘world music’ circuit and beyond.

She has worked for BBC 3CR since 1992, but has also presented for BBC World Service, Kiss 100, ClubAsia, and BBC Asian Network, while regularly contributing to Radio 1, 2, and 3.Her most embarrassing on air moment was when she tried to wish B21 ‘continued success’ at the end of an interview but actually wished them ‘continued sex’.

Her previous jobs include selling loft insulation door-to-door, waitressing at Pizza Hut in The Strand, before finally doing something worthy and respectable by becoming a youth centre manager…

DJ SAN-J SANJ

West London’s San-j Sanj was the chief protagonist behind the pioneering remix outfit X-Zecutive Sounds, producing their groundbreaking Xtra Hot series of compilations for Multitone Records. His fantastic DJ skills have kept San-j Sanj in demand both in the UK and abroad, and he continues to command immense respect amongst younger Asian DJ's. Currently, Sanj specialises in ‘bombass’ - classic and new Bolly sounds showcased at his weekly night ‘Twice As Spice’ in Soho, while also presenting the afternoon show for Club Asia radio.