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

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