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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

SOAS hosts award-winning artists for annual music summer school

SOAS University of London’s renowned music summer school starts next week offering an array of workshops, taster sessions and master classes. From the sacred rhythms and chants of Afro-Cuban Santeria to studying the Indian tabla drums - the backbone of Classical Indian music - students can take their pick from a range of four-day courses this summer.

16th June 2016

SOAS ethnomusicologist presents ‘The AfroMexicans’ on BBC World Service

Dr Lucy Durán, Senior Lecturer in African music at SOAS University of London, has presented two 30 minute radio programmes on Mexico’s little-known Black population.

15th April 2016

Award-winning SOAS films on music in Mali and multilingualism in Senegal to be screened

Two award-winning films by SOAS University of London scholars exploring music in Mali and multilingualism in Southern Senegal will be screened at the School on 8 March. This will be followed by a panel discussion with the films' producers.

2nd March 2016

SOAS alumna helps young children with mental health issues experience the power of music with help from Kate Middleton

A group of children at the Anna Freud Centre in London were delighted to receive a visit from the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, for a session in African drumming organised by SOAS alumna Jude Winwood.

11th January 2016

Four internationally renowned scholars join SOAS in Centenary year

Four scholars across the fields of Anthropology, History, Ethnomusicology and Law will be joining SOAS University of London as Centenary Fellows in 2016.  

17th December 2015

SOAS films win two categories at AHRC Research In Film Awards

Two films produced by SOAS, University of London scholars have won their individual categories at last night’s Arts & Humanities Research Council the Research In Film Awards Ceremony, held at the British Film Institute.

13th November 2015

SOAS students win third place at the 22nd World Samulnori Competition in South Korea bolstered by SOAS crowdfunding support

A group of SOAS students has secured third place at the 22nd World Samulnori Competition held in South Korea just ten months after forming as an official group.

4th November 2015

Professor Anna Contadini and Dr Rachel Harris participate in International Conference on "Music, Art and Spirituality in Central Asia"

28th October 2015