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

Rachel Harris awarded British Academy grant to research Uyghur cultural heritage as part of programme to tackle UN Sustainable Development Goals

11th October 2018

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