We felt that music could be a stepping stone forward to slightly less racism... and the whole thing of wouldn't it be cool to be down with the Asian, wouldn't it be cool to be down with the brown. 'Cause when it's cool to be down with this person, then you don't want to beat the shit out of them as much anymore.

— DJ Ritu

DJ RITU

A key-figure in the British Asian music scene for over a decade as a DJ, radio presenter and a music presenter for TV, DJ Ritu co-founded the label Outcaste Records in 1994, and more recently formed the live music project, Sister India, centered around Asian women musicians and performers. She is one of very few female Asian DJs and is in constant demand, not only with her innovative live music project, but also as a DJ who has played alongside Talvin Singh, Natacha Atlas, Asian Dub Foundation, Nitin Sawahney, Fun Da Mental, Transglobal Underground, Zakir Hussain amongst others.

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