SOAS and RADA collaborate to present Mariachi Las Adelitas and Lokkhi Terra concert

19th May 2022

Richard Williams and Sanju Sahai perform with Ustad Wajahat Khan and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

SOAS Music Department staff members accompany master North Indian classical musician Ustad Wajahat Khan on recording with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

13th May 2022

Music ranked ranked 1st for research impact

The Department of Music at SOAS has been given the top rating UK-wide for research impact and is placed 5th overall in the Research Excellence Framework.

13th May 2022

SoA Audiovisual Awards 2022 - Call for Submissions

The School of Arts 2022 Audiovisual Awards Competition is now open! All current SOAS students are eligible to submit. Deadline for submissions: Monday 16th May 2022

11th April 2022

Saeid Kordmafi recognised by British Academy

SOAS Lecturer in Music Saeid Kordmafi has been recognised by British Academy as a Global Talent/Exceptional Promise

1st April 2022

Jasdeep Singh Degun launches debut album on Real World Records

SOAS Alumnus Jasdeep Singh Degun is set to launch his debut album, Anomaly, at King's Place in May 2022

24th February 2022

Lucy Durán discusses plight of Malian musicians on Radio 3

Professor Lucy Durán appears on BBC Radio 3 programme 'Music Matters, discussing the plight of Malian musicians during times of political unrest

8th February 2022

British Academy fund research on music in Nepal

A British Academy Small Grant has been awarded to Emeritus Professor Richard Widdess (Music Department, School of Arts) for a research project entitled "Singing histories: a comparative survey of devotional singing groups (dāphā) in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal".

22nd October 2021

Emeritus Professor Richard Widdess receives grant from British Academy to fund research on music in Nepal

Emeritus Professor Richard Widdess receives grant from British Academy to fund research project entitled "Singing histories: a comparative survey of devotional singing groups (dāphā) in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal". 

12th October 2021

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