About Aly Gillani (aka DJ Gilla)
Hello! My name is Aly Gillani (aka DJ Gilla) and I’m a music fan. This has manifested itself in many ways over the years. I’m the founder and A&R of First Word Records, a London-based record label focussed on music with soul. We’ve released music from acts including Children Of Zeus, Kaidi Tatham, Don Leisure and Allysha Joy and we were named Worldwide Awards Label of the Year by Gilles Peterson in 2018. As well as running the label I’ve worked in a range of roles in independent music across a 25 year career.