Club Kali Network’s Where East Meets West project is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery Players.
www.heritagefund.org.uk
A CLUB KALI Project documenting and showcasing the rich history of the Legendary Club Night
A very warm welcome to where east meets west. Celebrating 30 years of Club Kali.
The project documents and showcases the rich history of this legendary club night from its inception in 1995 to the present day. Club Kali was set up by DJ Ritu MBE and Rita as a London-based club night, it soon grew into an inclusive and welcoming LGBTQ+ community.
Now it’s time for this unique and pioneering heritage to be shared with the wider public.
QUEER BRITAIN – Club Kids – Exhibition
Part of our Where East meets West project celebrating 30 years of Kali community!
Pop in, it’s free, and be surprised with the memorabilia on display. Plus listen to the powerful Podcast Series collection of your voices, your stories!
Queer Britain,
2 Granary Square, (by Waitrose)
Kings Cross,
London N1C 4BH
Club Kali’s ‘Where East Meets West’ Exhibition is open
We invite you to step into Club Kali’s atmosphere through this groundbreaking multi-media exhibition. Smell the incense, listen to music and the stories, and meet some of the people who made this club night into a community.
Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players, the project will record 30 oral histories from key stakeholders, and collect a wide range of memorabilia related to its history. The collated materials will be used to create an exhibition, a podcast series, and other learning resources.
To deliver this project, Club Kali will collaborate with a wide range of local and national organisations including archives and community groups, including LGBTQ+ History Month, Social Broadcasts, LGBT+ Consortium, Islington Museum, Queer Britain and UCL. The collection will be added to Bishopsgate Institute’s permanent collection.
The project provides opportunities for a wide range of people to participate and engage. Calls for participation are ongoing; The project is scheduled to be completed in 2026.
Where East meets West: Celebrating South Asian LGBTQ+ Heritage through the Club Kali Network
Date: 20/06/2024
Email: projects@clubkali.com
Website: www.clubkali.co.uk
This project documents and showcases the rich history of the Club Kali from its inception in 1995 to the present day. Club Kali is the UK’s first ever safe space welcoming all LGBTQ+ people to connect and celebrate their diverse South Asian heritage. It was set up by Dj Ritu MBE and Rita as a London-based club night, and grew into an inclusive and welcoming LGBTQ+ community. This safe space enabled connections, friendships, support and celebration through music making a huge difference to people’s lives in the UK and beyond. Now it’s time for this unique and pioneering heritage to be shared with the wider public.
Our team will record 30 oral histories from key stakeholders, and collect a wide range of memorabilia related to its history. The collated materials will be used to create an exhibition, a podcast series, and other learning resources. To deliver this project, Club Kali will collaborate with a wide range of local and national organisations including archives and community groups, including LGBTQ+ History Month, Social Broadcasts, LGBT+ Consortium, Islington Museum and UCL. The collection will be added to Bishopsgate Institute’s permanent collection.
The project will provide opportunities for a wide range of people to participate and engage. Calls for participation will commence later this month, with the project scheduled to be completed by October 2025.
Commenting on the award, Co-founder Rita Hirani (she/her) said:
“We are thrilled to have received this support thanks to National Lottery players. This project will create a lasting legacy that will help educate and empower British society and the next generation, and include the public in celebrating Club Kali’s South Asian LGBTQ+ heritage.”
Email: projects@clubkali.com
@clubkali
Club Kali Network’s Where East Meets West project is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery Players.
Club Kali
WHERE EAST MEETS WEST
Contact Us
Contact project manager Shaan Knan If you would like more information or have any questions.
Club Kali Network (CIC) is a not-for-profit organisation trading as Club Kali
Company Reg No: 9818019
Registered Office: Club Kali Network, 27 Old Gloucester St, London, WC1N 3AX
Club Kali Network’s Where East Meets West project is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery Players.
www.heritagefund.org.uk
Except where otherwise stated, content on this website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). Oral history recordings, podcasts and associated special category materials are excluded from this licence and are not available for reuse under CC BY 4.0.