Anu is non-practicing criminal barrister, an award-winning international choir director, a festival director, a music director, producer, musician, singer-songwriter, children’s advocate, public speaker and co-chair.
She began her legal career in 2001 and paused it in 2015 when the creative areas of her life began to flourish.Prior to this she ran a successful criminal practice from Furnival Chambers, a leading London set. During this time, she also sat on Furnival Chambers’ Board of Directors for 6 years - the youngest female and black person to have done so.
In her current roles as Music & Festival Director at Liverpool Lighthouse and her role as Co-Chair of the Gospel Music Industry Alliance UK, she has multiple national mandates to develop Gospel Music as a genre across the UK and beyond. As part of her role as Music Director at Liverpool Lighthouse, she is the Founder and Festival Director of the Liverpool Gospel Music Festival. This is the UK’s biggest and first of its kind annual mainstream gospel music festival attracting thousands of music lovers – from every background, faith, no faith, orientation, etc, - to celebrate and engage with gospel music.
Within the Liverpool Lighthouse context, Anu also created the Gospel Music into Schools programme; a 6-week taster programme that takes gospel music and some of its rich history to secondary schools of every kind across the country in partnership with the Rock School of Learning (RSL Awards).
She currently runs three choirs that all frequently appear on national TV or radio or perform at large venues to huge crowds. She has managed, directed or produced many choirs of all ages, abilities and backgrounds and has performed in venues including 10 Downing Street for the Prime Minister, Kensington Palace, the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, St George’s Hall and countless others. She tutors multiple choirs, singing groups and individual singers of every age, background and level of musical experience and is frequently called upon to provide masterclasses or vocal training workshops nationally and, sometimes, internationally.
Anu was awarded a fellowship by RSL Awards for her services to music.
Regarding children’s advocacy, she founded the project Difficult Discussions Easy Songs which provides musical resources for primary school children tackling difficult topics such as racism and protecting children’s bodies. She drew from her experience working with thousands of primary and secondary school children over the last few years and her passion for these sensitive subjects, born from experiencing and dealing with these issues personally, to create fun, child-friendly resource materials built around catchy songs and accompanying resources such as cartoon videos, karaoke material and lesson / discussion plans. Her openness yet sensitivity about her experiences; her criminal law, public speaking and music performance backgrounds combined with her warm and lively character have led to numerous public speaking - and musical - invitations to share on topics about protecting children and racism with young and older audiences alike. She has collaborated with the NSPCC, Church of England churches, leading national safe-guarding law firm Farrar & Co and continues the journey to further the education, advocacy and protection of children.
The numerous leadership roles that Anu has undertaken in her life’s journey has brought her to a point where she is both privileged and humbled to offer advice, inspiration and motivation, be it in large gatherings or one to one.
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