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Dr Richard Williams embarks on US lecture tour
SOAS ethnomusicologist Dr Richard Williams embarks on US lecture tour
7th March 2018
SOAS collaborates on films shortlisted for AHRC Research in Film Awards 2017
Two films made in collaboration with the Department of Music at SOAS University of London have been shortlisted for this year’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Research in Film Awards.
31st October 2017
Renowned SOAS concert series returns for 2017-8
SOAS University of London’s Department of Music, the largest and leading centre in Europe for the study of world music, has announced its programme for the 2017/18 concert series.
17th October 2017
Jewish Music Institute renews support for the Joe Loss Lectureship in Jewish Music
The Jewish Music Institute (JMI) has renewed its support for the Joe Loss Lecturer in Jewish Music at SOAS University of London for the next five years.
9th October 2017
SOAS ethnomusicologist plays central role in pioneering new album fusing traditional Malian music with Western classical string quartet
SOAS University of London ethnomusicologist Dr Lucy Durán, who has been working with leading Malian musicians for many years, has played a central role in the creation, research, selection of repertoire, and music production of the recently released Trio Da Kali & Kronos Quartet album 'Ladilikan'.
3rd October 2017
Trio Da Kali & Kronos Quartet - New album out now!
"Ladilikan" a unique collaboration between the Malian super group Trio Da Kali (Lassana Diabaté on balafon; Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté (vocalist; the daughter of Kassé Mady Diabaté, Mali's celebrated male singer); and Mamadou Kouyaté on bass ngoni (the eldest son of ngoni virtuoso Bassekou Kouyaté), together with the renowned Kronos Quartet from San Francisco.
26th September 2017
Dr Nick Gray releases experimental Gamelan album, 'My Tricksy Spirit'
Dr Nick Gray, Senior Lecturer in the Music of South East Asia at SOAS University of London, has released the self-titled debut album My Tricksy Spirit
24th August 2017
Grenfell Tower fundraiser concert to take place at SOAS
SOAS University of London is hosting a fundraising concert this Saturday to help raise money for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.
20th July 2017
SOAS annual music summer school hosts award-winning musicians and artists
SOAS University of London’s renowned music summer school starts this week with an array of practical workshops, taster sessions and inspiring master classes. From flamenco rhythms on the cajónto to studying Senegalese Sabar drumming, students can take their pick from a range of versatile courses this summer.
20th June 2017
SOAS staff and students perform at British Council’s Going Global Conference 2017
Students and staff from the Department of Music at SOAS University of London performed at the opening of the Going Global Conference 2017, held in Westminster on 22 May.
6th June 2017
SOAS enhances place among London’s elite universities in 2018 Guardian Guide
SOAS University of London has risen 5 places to 25th in the latest Guardian University Guide and is also rated in the UK’s top 15 for students’ satisfaction with teaching.
16th May 2017
SOAS students secure ‘Roots’ fieldwork award
Wolper Production, the company behind the remake of the 1970s programme Roots, has funded three fieldwork awards at SOAS University of London.
20th February 2017
SOAS scholars teach Roots actors Mandinka language and music for remake of 1970s blockbuster
Ethnomusicologist Dr Lucy Durán, and kora player Kadialy Kouyate, of the Music Department at SOAS, were advisors on the music, language and culture for the first two episodes of the remake of the legendary ROOTS TV series, to be broadcast in the UK for the first time on BBC Four on February 8, 2017.
6th February 2017
SOAS scholars and students collaborate on Utopia 2016 festival video project
SOAS academics and students have collaborated with Giulia Saccogna and Damian Hicks to create a video installation for Utopia 2016, held at Somerset House.
16th November 2016
SOAS’s concert series announced for 2016-17
SOAS University of London’s Department of Music, the largest and leading centre in Europe for the study of world music, has announced its programme for the concert series in 2016/17.
3rd November 2016
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