Radio Sunrise Retro

Sunrise Retro is the older-music choice in the Sunrise Radio family. Retro describes a way of listening built around familiar selections from earlier periods, rather than promising one precise decade or a fixed sequence of songs. Listeners can choose it when they want the sound of established Asian favourites within a continuing radio programme.

The Retro selection includes Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi, alongside voices such as Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu and Sonu Nigam. These singers give the station a recognisable connection with older Hindi film and popular music, with different generations represented in the same channel.

Its published playlist has included Pardesia by Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar, Churaliya Hai Tum Ne by Asha Bhosle and Mohammed Rafi, and Ghar Se Nikalte by Udit Narayan. Chaiyya Chaiyya adds a different rhythmic character, while selections such as Pyar Diwana Hota Hain and Dil Cheer Ke Dekh illustrate the range of familiar songs in the archive-oriented mix.

Sunrise presents Retro as its London-focused retro Asian music choice, separate from Sunrise Hits and the main Sunrise Radio service. That separation is reflected in a dedicated playlist and live programme identity. The station's defining voices are therefore the singers heard in its music: classic solo performances and duets form a substantial part of its appeal. The selection reaches across several eras of Asian popular entertainment without restricting the programme to one named decade or replacing its music focus with the main station's presenter schedule.