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SOAS Music Department hosts online research seminar
The SOAS Music Department recently hosted its first online research seminar, 'Filming (Music) in the Field: From Filming Strategies to Ethnographic Experience'
6th June 2020
SOAS Music student co-founds Refugee Solidarity SE project
SOAS Undergraduate Music and World Philosophies student Siân Rees has co-founded Refugee Solidarity SE, a project which works to build solidarity with refugee, asylum-seeking and migrant people in South East London and beyond.
3rd June 2020
SOAS Music Student featured in Guardian Article
SOAS Music PhD student Mehryar Golestani was featured in a recent Guardian article, in which he discusses a new video series aimed at engaging young people in critical thinking.
28th May 2020
SOAS Music Student interviewed on BBC Newshour
SOAS Music PhD student Hugo Hadji was interviewed on the BBC World Service Newshour show, where he talked about the life and legacy of famous Algerian singer and musician Idir
4th May 2020
Sites of Encounter - School of Arts Photography Competition 2020
7th February 2020
The SOAS Music Department is delighted to announce the appointment of Tangram as the new Associate Ensemble for 2019/2020
29th November 2019
SOAS concert series returns for 2019-20
14th October 2019
SOAS’s Brunei Gallery exhibits Namibia’s unsung musical heroes
The Brunei Gallery at SOAS University of London is celebrating unsung musical heroes of Namibia with a special exhibition curated by Namibian scholars in collaboration with SOAS’s Department of Music’s Dr Angela Impey.
12th July 2019
SOAS alum wins Jazz FM award for best soul act
Poppy Ajudha, BA in Social Anthropology and Music 2017, has won the Jazz FM 2019 award for ‘Best Soul Act of the Year’.
14th May 2019
Beyond Boundaries - School of Arts Photography Competition 2019
22nd March 2019
SOAS scholar collaborates with Kronos Quartet on work based on handclapping songs of Mali
Ethnomusicologist Professor Lucy Durán, of the Music Department at SOAS University of London has been working with the Kronos Quartet to produce a composition by the singer Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté based on the endangered tradition of handclapping songs of Mali.
25th February 2019
SOAS musicians showcase talent at SOAS Concert Series special
28th January 2019
SOAS recognised for bringing world music to the masses in UK universities ‘Best Breakthroughs List’
SOAS University of London has today been named in the UK’s 100 best breakthroughs for its significant impact on bringing world music to the masses.
6th December 2018
New exhibition on Windrush Generation and Jamaican music’s influence on British identity
Dr Caspar Melville, Lecturer in Global Creative and Cultural Industries, has contributed to a major new exhibition exploring the impact of Jamaican music on Britain.
6th November 2018
SOAS concert series returns for 2018/19 opening with Afro-pop star Wiyaala
SOAS University of London’s Department of Music, the largest and leading centre in Europe for the study of world music, has announced its new programme for the 2018/19 concert series.
18th October 2018
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