Dr Lucy Durán
BMUS MMUS(LONDON) PHD(LONDON)
Overview
Department of Music
Lecturer in African Music
- Name:
- Dr Lucy Durán
- Email address:
- ld@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- 020 7898 4374
- Fax:
- 020 7898 4699
- Address:
- SOAS, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG - Building:
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office No:
- 596
- Office Hours:
- Wednesdays 3-5pm
- Curriculum Vitae:
- Lucy Duran CV (pdf; 102kb)
Teaching
Programmes Convened
Courses Taught
- Atlantic Africa: (P)Layers of Mediation in African Popular Music (PG)
- Atlantic Africa: (P)Layers of Mediation in African Popular Music (UG)
- Music in Africa
- Music in Selected Regions of Africa: Contexts and Structures
- Music in the Mande Cultural World
- Music, Place and Politics in Cuba
- Presenting World Music On Radio
- The World of Cuban Music
Expertise
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Available for
- TV
- Radio
- Press
- Briefings
- Special Study Programmes
- Short Term Consultancy
- Long Term Consultancy
Regional Expertise
- Africa
- Global
Country Expertise
- Cuba
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mali
- Senegal
- Spain
Languages
Publications
Book Chapters
Duran, Lucy (2000) 'Women, music and the ''mystique'' of hunters in Mali.' In: Monson, I, (ed.), The African Diaspora: a musical perspective. Garland Publishing (NY), pp. 137-86.
Furniss, Graham and Duran, Lucy (1999) 'Introduction and notes.' In: Sunjata. London: Penguin Classics, vii-xxxiv.
Articles
Duran, Lucy (2007) 'Ngaraya: Women and Musical Mastery in Mali.' Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 70 (3). pp. 569-602.
Duran, Lucy (2001) 'Shakespeares sister in India: in search of Hindi women poets.' Hindi: Language, Discourse, Writing, vol. 1 (3-4) . pp. 47-87.
Duran, Lucy (1995) 'Birds of Wasulu: freedom of expression and expressions of freedom in the popular music of southern Mali.' British Journal of Ethnomusicology, 4 . pp. 101-134.
Audios
Duran, Lucy (2006) Segu Blue by Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba. out I here records. [Audio]
Duran, Lucy (2003) Mali's Songbird, Oumou Sangare. BBC Radio 3: World Routes. [Audio]
Duran, Lucy (2002) Kasse Mady Diabate. Kassi Kasse - Mande Music from Mali. Corason, Hemisphere & EMI. [Audio]
Other
Duran, Lucy (2000) 'Brasil dois Mil.'
Duran, Lucy (1999) 'New Ancient Strings by Toumani Diabate and Ballake Sissoko (kora).' Hannibal/Rykodisc.
