SOAS Radio

The Student Union Lecture Series 1: WTF Are British Values

20 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

“British Values” according to Prime Minister David Cameron, describe the “democracy, the rule of law, freedom of speech, mutual respect and tole...

The Future of International Criminal Justice: Stephen Rapp Lecture

13 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The Centre for the International Politics of Conflict, Rights and Justice at SOAS, in association with the London Transitional Justice Network, hoste...

London - The first National Park City?

12 Oct 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Raven-Ellison is a SOAS alumnus with a radical plan to make London the world's first National Park City. Here in the studio with Helen Reid, he...

WOMAD 2015 - In conversation with Dizraeli

22 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

We had a chance to briefly chat to Bristol based poet, MC, guitarist and all round top bloke Dizraeli. He discussed inspirational teachers, gave great...

SOAS Radio at WOMAD 2015 - Jambinai

14 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

SOAS Radio got to meet amazing Jambinai - the South Korean group currently shaking up the world's perception of Korean Traditional Music. Listen to ba...

Anti-austerity protest: who, why and what’s next?

11 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The results of the Labour Party leadership race will be revealed tomorrow. If Jeremy Corbyn is successful, the anti-austerity movement will move away ...

SOAS Radio speaks to Cambodian Space Project at WOMAD UK 2015

06 Sep 2015

Contributed by Lukas

SOAS Radio speaks to Channthy and Julien from Cambodian Space Project before they played a great set on the Saturday night. They talk about the band'...

Hossam Ramzy interview at WOMAD UK 2015

25 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

SOAS Radio were delighted to spent a short while in conversation with Egyptian master percussionist after his performance in the Siam tent at WOMAD UK...

SOAS Radio at WOMAD 2015 - Interview with ESKA

14 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

SOAS Radio got to chat to ESKA at WOMAD Festival 2015 before her performance which blew us all away. She gave us an amazing interview, talking passion...

Freedom of Expression in Mozambique

08 Aug 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Christopher Cramer interviews Mozambican Economist Carlos Nuno Castel-Branco, a SOAS alumnus and visiting researcher, and founder of the Ins...

CAS Events: Oil and Rural Infrastructure Development(Nigeria)-Dr Babajide Ololajulo (27 Oct 2014)

15 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Full Title: Oil and Rural Infrastructure Development : Discourses, Methodologies, and Outcomes of Intervention in Oil Communities of Nigeria Leventis...

CAS Events:Horses,mules,donkeys:neglected factors in the economic development of Africa?(23 Feb2015)

15 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Historians have paid some attention to horses, but essentially as machines of war and prestige, whereas donkeys, wild asses, mules and zebras have bee...

CAS Events: Anne Schumann - Creating a creative economy in Côte d’Ivoire (9 Feb 2015)

15 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Within twelve years of its emergence as a musical style at the University of Abidjan residence in Yopougon in 1991, the fame of zouglou music soared a...

CAS Events: Miners Shot Down post-screening discussion (5 Feb 2015)

15 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Miners Shot Down looks at the Marikana miners perspective on what happened in August 2012. Six days after the mineworkers in one of South Africa’s b...

CAS Events: 'The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo' Director Yaba Badoe Q&A (10 Mar 2015)

15 Jul 2015

Contributed by Lukas

First of its kind, the documentary 'The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo' celebrates the acclaimed Pan-African feminist, poet, playwright and novelist and provide...

Welcome To London

19 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to London! Hafsa, Mulue and Sam have teamed up with SOAS Radio for Refugee Week to share their experiences of moving to London, learning Engl...

Behind The Music Special - 47Soul

17 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In this Behind the Music special, Will talks to El Far3i from 47Soul ahead of their debut EP launch, 'SHAMSTEP'. He tells us about the border breaking...

CAS Events: Daniel Jatta - The African Roots Of The New World Banjo(1 Dec 2014)

17 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Laemouahuma Jatta is a Jola scholar and musician from Mandinary, Gambia, who pioneered the research and documentation of the akonting, a Jola f...

CAS Events: Owusu Ankomah In Conversation (22 Sep 2014)

17 Jun 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Owusu-Ankomah discusses his work and contemporary African art with Chris Spring (curator, Sainsbury African Galleries, British Museum). Owusu-Ankomah ...

SOAS Concert Series - Behind the Music: Abdoulaye Samb

26 Apr 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In Behind The Music this week, we meet Abdoulaye Samb, a Senegalese guitarist, singer and composer whose love of mixing musical genres and styles crea...

Behind the Music Special - Dream Of Shahrazad

26 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Karen from Behind the Music speaks to Director Francois Verster about his documentary film The Dream of Shahrazad, a beautiful film that explores the ...

Behind the Music Special - Beats on the Antonov: Interview with Hajooj Kuka

24 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Hajooj Kuka, the Director of Beats of the Antonov, came to speak with Will Roper about his documentary. In a follow up to the interview with Alsarah, ...

Behind The Music Special - Beats of the Antonov

21 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Will talks to musician and ethnomusicologist, Alsarah, about her involvement in 'Beats of the Antonov': Hajooj Kuka's remarkable documentary that look...

Behind the Music Special - No Lands Song

19 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Karen speaks to Mohammad Najafi from Light of the Music Ensemble and Samin, an Iranian singer, giving us a glimpse into the wonderful female singers o...

"Harmonious" China

18 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In Chinese, 东西 can be translated in "things, stuff", an assortment of anything and everything. So yeah, let's talk about stuff. Victoria takes y...

SOAS Concert Series- Behind the Music : Jyotsna Srikanth

15 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In Behind The Music this week, we meet Jyotsna Srikanth, a British-Indian violinist and composer who uses her Carnatic musical routes to create musica...

Divestment Digest - Episode 4

04 Mar 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Just what exactly is the point of ethical investment? What even is it?! Does it make financial sense for institutions like SOAS? In this episode we pu...

Development Matters: Health and Sustainability of Palm Oil

24 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Palm oil is almost ubiquitous in our food. But what is it doing to our health and the economies & environment where it is produced? An international c...

SOAS Concert Series - Behind The Music: The Sound of Silk And Bamboo

23 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

With music to celebrate Chinese New Year, Cheng Yu and Yao from the UK Chinese Music Ensemble play live in the studio and tell us more about the sound...

World Radio Day London 2015: Radio and International Development talk

19 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Panel discussion held on World Radio Day, 13th February 2015, at SOAS, University of London, with presentations by: -Sharath Srinivasan, Center for G...

MENAFM : Radio vs Social Media in the Middle East and North Africa

12 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Noura Abughris , Ali Mitib and Fatima Said from the MENAFM team debate the changing use of radio and social media in the MENA region. MENA FM is a ne...

From Scratch To Masterpiece: Young innovators finding solutions to the problems in Sierra Leone.

12 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

The unique power of radio to bring people together, allows us to follow Innovate Salone, a program established by Global Minimum in Sierra Leone with ...

WRD 2015: Reaching the Unreachable - Broadcasting to ‘Africa’s North Korea’ (in SWAHILI)

11 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast has been translated into Swahili by Andrew Harvey. Alice McCool interviews Amanuel Ghirmai, an Eritrean refugee and journalist for Radio...

WRD 2015: Reaching the Unreachable - Broadcasting to ‘Africa’s North Korea’ (in SPANISH)

11 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

This podcast has been translated into Spanish by Iris Tome Valencia. Alice McCool interviews Amanuel Ghirmai, an Eritrean refugee and journalist for ...

WRD 2015: Reaching the Unreachable - Broadcasting to ‘Africa’s North Korea’

11 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

Alice McCool interviews Amanuel Ghirmai, an Eritrean refugee and journalist for Radio Erena (www.erena.org). With the support of Reporters Without Bor...

SOAS Concert Series - Behind the Music: A Oca

02 Feb 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In Behind The Music this week, we hear from Gaio de Lima to tell us all about his latest project 'A Oca'. A Oca brings together a group of musicians t...

SOAS Concert Series - Behind the Music: London Sacred Harp

16 Jan 2015

Contributed by Lukas

In Behind The Music this week, we hear from Michael and Joe from London Sacred Harp. We learn all about this unique style of community singing that sp...

Whirldfuzzz #2

22 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Join Sheila Divine and Tallulah Magoo for Whirldfuzzz #2. They’ll be traversing the globe to find some fuzzy musical gems, including a ridiculous ...

Anti-Corruption Day 2014: Songs Against Corruption

08 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

How can activists use the arts to engage youth in the fight against corruption? Alice McCool interviews Lucky Ronald Menoe (Corruption Watch, South Af...

The Crisis of Extremes: A Meditation on Indian Politics

05 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

SU Current Affairs Lecture Series Developments in India since the mid 1980’s signify the breakdown of consensual politics and the ideal of composit...

Beyond the Neoliberal University: How Do We Free Education?

05 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Beyond the Neoliberal University: How Do We Free Education? A talk and rally in the run up to the National Demonstration for Free Education, to discu...

Experiences from Iraq: What Really Went Wrong

05 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

SOAS SU Current Affairs Lecture Series The chaos in Iraq has its roots in the fractured state building project brought about by the occupation of the...

WAD 2014: Misguided Myths and Cold Hard Facts - How HIV/AIDS affects Women

01 Dec 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know the difference between HIV and AIDS? For World AIDS Day 2014, Jake Leyland dispels some misguided myhts and gives us some cold hard facts ...

WAD 2014: Cervical Cancer Prevention Among HIV-Infected Women in Africa

29 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

For World Aids Day 2014, Noura Abughris talks to Helen Kelly from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine -LSHTM, who is conducting researc...

Divestment Digest - Episode 3

27 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

For the third episode of the Fossil Free SOAS ‘Divestment Digest’ we were joined by Bill McKibben, a co-founder of the organisation 350.org, and k...

In Conversation: Diane Abbott MP

27 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

On Tuesday 25th November 2014, SOAS Radio's Daniel Avis caught up with the long-standing MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, Diane Abbott to dis...

SOAS Concert Series - On the Stage: Songs and Drums from Uruguay

23 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Be transported to the streets of Montevideo with this live recording of Guillermo Rozenthuler's Candombé band. Recorded live at the concert, part o...

SOAS Concert Series: Behind The Music - Oxford Maqam

19 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Oxford Maqam members, Ethnomusicologist and Qanoun player Martin Stokes and vocalist Yara Salahiddeen give us a taste of the music they will perform i...

Whirldfuzzz #1

16 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Join Sheila Divine and Tallulah Magoo in a new show called Whirldfuzzz. For the next two hours, they bring you an adventure of fuzz, psych, punk, n...

Behind the Music Special - Kasse Mady Diabate new album launch

14 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Behind The Music Special featuring music from the new album by Kasse Mady Diabate to be launched at SOAS on Monday 24th November. Caspar Melville ta...

From Failed Interventions To A New Strategy For Afghanistan

13 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

On the 21st of October, Dr Graciana del Castillo gave a lecture discussing the current concerns presented in her latest book, 'Guilty Party: The Inter...

Myths, Truths & Legends: SOAS African-Caribbean Society, Black History Month Special

13 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Aggie & Cassie's ACS Radio Show Tune in to our first show entitled 'Myths, Truths & Legends'. The show will seek to consolidate Black History Month ...

Divestment Digest - Episode 2

13 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

For the second show of the Fossil Free SOAS ‘Divestment Digest’, we meet with representatives from Fossil Free UCL and Kings College to talk about...

Divestment Digest - Episode 1

13 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first instalment in the 'Divestment Digest' series, based at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London UK, focusing on the univ...

SOAS Concert Series - Behind The Music: Candombé, Songs and Drums from Uruguay

06 Nov 2014

Contributed by Lukas

In Behind The Music this week, we hear from Guillermo Rozenthuler, who talks about his upcoming concert 'Candombe: Songs and Drums from Uruguay'. We l...

Madera Verde Show 4 (22/10/14)

27 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

ITS A BOOTY BASS SHAKING SPECIAL ... Global Bass High Priest BUMPS from label CLUB POPOZUDA is MADERA's guest this week, talking about future releas...

AWIL 131 (22/10/14)

27 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The Grand Union Orchestra have just celebrated 30 years on the road! Boasting a core team of over 30 musicians, all Londoners from multicultural backg...

Soas Concert Series - On The Stage: Världens Band

27 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Live Recording of Världens Band from last Monday 20th October's Concert. Enjoy!

Royal African Society - The West Africa Ebola Outbreak: Gaps in Governance and Accountability

23 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Thousands of lives have been claimed in the West African Ebola outbreak since the World Health Organisation (WHO) was first notified of the outbreak i...

SOAS Concert Series - On the Stage: Music of the Caucasus.

19 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Live recording of Soas Concert Series' first performance of Ashiq Nargile and Tabuni on 13th October. Produced by Will Roper & Katie Bruce

Ramayana: The Living Legend - Part 4

17 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Ramayana: The Living Legend sees distinguished storyteller Dr Vayu Naidu share the magical epic that lies behind Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, ...

Ramayana: The Living Legend - Part 3

17 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Ramayana: The Living Legend sees distinguished storyteller Dr Vayu Naidu share the magical epic that lies behind Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, ...

Ramayana: The Living Legend - Part 2

17 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Ramayana: The Living Legend sees distinguished storyteller Dr Vayu Naidu share the magical epic that lies behind Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, ...

Ramayana: The Living Legend - Part 1

17 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Ramayana: The Living Legend sees distinguished storyteller Dr Vayu Naidu share the magical epic that lies behind Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, ...

SOAS Concert Series - Behind the Music: Världens Band

14 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest show of SOAS Radio's new coverage of the University's Concert Series, we talk to Cassandre Balbar and Charu Hariharan from Världens Ban...

Cultural Dimensions of Ebola: interviews with Peter Piot and Kandeh Yumkella

13 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

In this audio clip, Professor Peter Piot, Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and one of the members of the team that disco...

SOAS Concert Series - Behind the Music: Music of the Caucasus

10 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

In the first of SOAS Radio's new coverage of the University's Concert Series, we talk to Stefan of the Sayat Nova Project to find out more about Music...

Movimientos 1 Oct 2014

07 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Another Movimientos edition with plenty of fresh latin beats from across the board Afro-Venezuelan sounds to Peruvian psych, Salsa Dura, Latin House, ...

Beyond Religion - ISIS And The Crisis In The Middle East

03 Oct 2014

Contributed by Lukas

On September 26th 2014 SOAS Students’ Union hosted its first public lecture of the year in collaboration with the London Middle East Institute and t...

SOAS Anthem

11 Sep 2014

Contributed by Lukas

SOAS Anthem, performed by Ali Khan. Recorded for The Rustle Radio Show Christmas Special 2010.

Lecture 1. Introduction: Africa in the World

11 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Why these lectures are improvised. World history seen from an African perspective. Why this is needed. African critiques of European capitalist imperi...

Lecture 2. The Urban Revolution

11 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

What are the origins of inequality? World history is here seen through the lens of production: before agriculture, agriculture without and then with c...

Lecture 3. Africa and the Ancient Mediterranean

11 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Bernal’s critique of Eurocentric history as a racist project of social exclusion. The Eastern Mediterranean distorted by regional specialization. Th...

Lecture 4. Atlantic Slavery and the Haitian Revolution

11 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Recording curtailed (see unpublished essays above). C L R James synthesizes Western Marxism and postcolonial theory. His history of the Haitian revolu...

Lecture 5. The African Diaspora

11 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Dubois’ great assemblage aims to touch hearts and not just minds. The issue of the 20th century is the ‘colour line’. The meaning of ‘soul’,...

Lecture 6. Colonial Empire and the World Economy

11 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Diversion on method: scaling up the self, scaling down the world (Shakespeare, Gandhi). The Lewis model is traced to theories of development that hing...

Lecture 7. Panafricanism

11 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

What is Panafricanism? James reviews African revolt on both sides of the Atlantic, concludes that Africa is ready for an anti-colonial revolution now....

Lecture 8. The Anti-colonial Revolution

11 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

The main event of the twentieth century was the anti-colonial revolution. Fanon says that war is the normal catalyst of social change; but his psychia...

Lecture 9. Independence and “Development”

11 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

From evolution to development. The post-war boom of developmental states. The neoliberal counter-revolution. ‘Development’ is now just talk withou...

Lecture 10. The State in Africa

11 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Three social types: egalitarian kinship, agrarian civilization, national capitalism. Sketch of the state in Africa before colonial empire. Colonial an...

Lecture 11. South Africa: an Exception?

11 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

A case study of national capitalism. An outline history of South Africa: creation and persistence of a racist mining enclave. Afrikaner and ANC strate...

Lecture 12. Africa in the 21st Century World

11 Aug 2014

Contributed by Lukas

What happened in Africa during the last century, as against what didn’t happen (‘development’). Africa’s regions and African unity. Population...

Is Fair Trade Fair? Fair Trade, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia and Uganda

28 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Is Fair trade fair for all involved in the production of tea, coffee and other commodities? The Fair Trade, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Ethiop...

Refugee Week 2014 - Celebrating Sanctuary

24 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Each year, during Refugee Week UK, Celebrating Sanctuary London supports and showcases music and arts by and about refugees and migrants. The programm...

LIDC Development Matters: Assessing the Impact of Malaria

17 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

Development Matters: Assessing impact of malaria control on early cognitive development and educational outcomes for children in Mali and Senegal. In...

SOAS SABS Radio

14 Jul 2014

Contributed by Lukas

This is the first update from the SOAS Students' Union Sabbatical Officers for the 2014-2015 Academic Year.

CAS 2014 Annual Lecture: Kumi Naidoo Greenpeace

19 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

"We believe that intensifying peaceful civil disobedience is not only ethically justifiable but morally necessary” - Kumi Naidoo. In this public ...

Governance In Africa Conversations: Kumi Naidoo

16 Jun 2014

Contributed by Lukas

In this Governance in Africa Conversations podcast produced by the School of Oriental and African Studies(SOAS)/Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Dr. Kumi Naidoo...