Charlie Gillett is a British radio presenter and writer from the United Kingdom, born in 1942 and died in 2010. He is closely associated with the development and promotion of world music in Britain.

Broadcasting

Gillett hosts The Sound of the World, a weekly 26-minute world music programme broadcast on BBC World Service and franchised to FM stations around the world. The show is one of the main parts of his work as a broadcaster.

Writing and influence

He is also a writer, and becomes known as one of the United Kingdom’s most influential advocates of world music. His work helps bring wider attention to music from outside the mainstream English-language pop market.

Archive

An archive and further information about his work is available through his own website.