Gilles Peterson in Moore Park

Gilles Peterson is a French-born British DJ, broadcaster and record-label founder whose selections span jazz, soul, Brazilian music, hip-hop and electronic music. He is known for his long-running radio work, including his BBC Radio 6 Music programme, and for helping establish the labels Acid Jazz, Talkin’ Loud and Brownswood Recordings. At Dingwalls in London, he and Patrick Forge ran the Sunday-afternoon club session Talkin’ Loud and Saying Something, where both DJs played jazz, soul and dance records. He later founded Worldwide Festival, first held in Sète in 2006, and has programmed artists and performed his own DJ sets at the event.