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574 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIndependent Radio Station based at SOAS, University of London. Broadcasting music and speech content with a focus on Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
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World Radio Day London 2015: Radio and International Development talk
February 19, 2015 14:10 - 1 hour - 150 MBPanel discussion held on World Radio Day, 13th February 2015, at SOAS, University of London, with presentations by: -Sharath Srinivasan, Center for Governance and Human Rights, University of Cambridge. Public consultation and political participation in Africa using mobile phones and interactive radio. -Kevin Perkins, Farm Radio International. The work of Farm Radio International, a Canadian NGO with over 30 years of experience providing farming education to rural farmers around the world. -W...
MENAFM : Radio vs Social Media in the Middle East and North Africa
February 12, 2015 23:12 - 9 minutes - 8.26 MBNoura 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 new radio show at SOAS radio which discusses political issues related to the MENA region while giving people insight into the culture.
From Scratch To Masterpiece: Young innovators finding solutions to the problems in Sierra Leone.
February 12, 2015 20:43 - 18 minutes - 17 MBThe unique power of radio to bring people together, allows us to follow Innovate Salone, a program established by Global Minimum in Sierra Leone with their ventures. Innovate Salone helps to create a culture of creativity, independence and growth for its country by supporting young innovators who aim to find solutions to the problems of their communities. The show highlights the importance of radio in communities where youths with restricted opportunities have limitless ideas and where with...
WRD 2015: Reaching the Unreachable - Broadcasting to ‘Africa’s North Korea’ (in SWAHILI)
February 11, 2015 19:15 - 10 minutes - 14.3 MBThis podcast has been translated into Swahili by Andrew Harvey. Alice McCool interviews Amanuel Ghirmai, an Eritrean refugee and journalist for Radio Erena (www.erena.org). With the support of Reporters Without Borders, this Paris based station offers freely-reported, independent news and information to Eritreans in Eritrea. Alice and Amanuel discuss the issue of press freedom in his country, and how his radio broadcasts reach to one of the most closed countries in the world. Listen to Radio...
WRD 2015: Reaching the Unreachable - Broadcasting to ‘Africa’s North Korea’ (in SPANISH)
February 11, 2015 19:13 - 7 minutes - 10.3 MBThis podcast has been translated into Spanish by Iris Tome Valencia. Alice McCool interviews Amanuel Ghirmai, an Eritrean refugee and journalist for Radio Erena (www.erena.org). With the support of Reporters Without Borders, this Paris based broadcaster offers freely-reported, independent news and information to Eritreans in Eritrea. Alice and Amanuel discuss the issue of press freedom in his country, and how the radio reaches one of the most closed countries in the world. Listen to Radio Er...
WRD 2015: Reaching the Unreachable - Broadcasting to ‘Africa’s North Korea’
February 11, 2015 19:05 - 10 minutes - 14.4 MBAlice McCool interviews Amanuel Ghirmai, an Eritrean refugee and journalist for Radio Erena (www.erena.org). With the support of Reporters Without Borders, this Paris based broadcaster offers freely-reported, independent news and information to Eritreans in Eritrea. Alice and Amanuel discuss the issue of press freedom in his country, and how the radio reaches one of the most closed countries in the world. Listen to Radio Erena and support their work at www.erena.org
SOAS Concert Series - Behind the Music: A Oca
February 02, 2015 18:11 - 42 minutes - 78 MBIn 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 to explore the rhythms, melodies and dances from the Amazonia and Northern Brazil. We hope this show will inspire you to come along to see A Oca play live in the Brunei Gallery at SOAS on Friday 6th February. Track listing: 1 'Tupyzinho' by Carlos Malta e Pife Muderno 2 'Queima' by Zabé da Loca 3 'Chiclete Com Banana' by Jackson do Pandeiro 4 '...
SOAS Concert Series - Behind the Music: London Sacred Harp
January 16, 2015 10:30 - 52 minutes - 72.5 MBIn 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 spans way back in history to the 1800s. We also give you a taste of what you can expect to hear in their concert, Early Music from the New World, on Friday 16th January at the Brunei Gallery at SOAS University. Track listing: 1. 77 on the top 'Child of Grace' from Sacred Harp, performed by London Sacred Harp 2. 573 from Sacred Harp, performed by ...
Whirldfuzzz #2
December 22, 2014 21:22 - 2 hours - 115 MBJoin Sheila Divine and Tallulah Magoo for Whirldfuzzz #2. They’ll be traversing the globe to find some fuzzy musical gems, including a ridiculous contender for the slab of filth. Tunes from Japan, Angola, Europe and moreee.
Anti-Corruption Day 2014: Songs Against Corruption
December 08, 2014 23:55 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBHow can activists use the arts to engage youth in the fight against corruption? Alice McCool interviews Lucky Ronald Menoe (Corruption Watch, South Africa) and Robtel Pailey (SOAS PhD Researcher and children's book author, Liberia) to find out. Songs by Fiesta Black and Takun J. Photo courtesy of Transparency International Zimbabwe. Alice is Speech Editor at SOAS Radio and Campaign Officer at Transparency International UK.
Experiences from Iraq: What Really Went Wrong
December 05, 2014 17:34 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBSOAS 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 country. Between 2003 and 2011, Iraq was transformed by a foreign occupation that saw state institutions and power divided between a select few political actors. In this exclusive political arrangement, the Iraqi state ceased to function properly as its governing institutions came under the control of Shia, Sunni and Kurdish political elites ...
The Crisis of Extremes: A Meditation on Indian Politics
December 05, 2014 17:34 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBSU Current Affairs Lecture Series Developments in India since the mid 1980’s signify the breakdown of consensual politics and the ideal of composite Indian nationhood. Communal animosity has corroded the social conscience, contributed to a disregard of human life, and led to the decay of a reliable criminal justice system. Radical rhetoric these days covers all shades of the political spectrum - the reality today is that extremism is a mainstream phenomenon. We need to rediscover the virtu...
Beyond the Neoliberal University: How Do We Free Education?
December 05, 2014 17:34 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBBeyond the Neoliberal University: How Do We Free Education? A talk and rally in the run up to the National Demonstration for Free Education, to discuss the impact of neoliberalism on education and how we can transcend the current education system, abolishing financial and social barriers and creating an education system that is not just free in terms of not having fees (for international students as well as home students), but that is also democratic, representative, inclusive and supportive...
WAD 2014: Misguided Myths and Cold Hard Facts - How HIV/AIDS affects Women
December 01, 2014 14:43 - 6 minutes - 8.38 MBDo 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 about HIV/AIDS. This podcast also discusses the fact that HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death for women at a reproductive age and gives us an insight into what young students in London know and think about HIV/AIDS and women.
WAD 2014: Cervical Cancer Prevention Among HIV-Infected Women in Africa
November 29, 2014 15:06 - 6 minutes - 5.73 MBFor World Aids Day 2014, Noura Abughris talks to Helen Kelly from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine -LSHTM, who is conducting research on cervical cancer prevention among HIV-infected women in Africa.
Divestment Digest - Episode 3
November 27, 2014 19:10 - 8 minutes - 15.3 MBFor 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 key advocate for fossil fuel divestment. Since 2012, 350.org has been taking on the oil, gas and coal industries with great success by highlighting their questionable links to educational, religious and government institutions. Fossil Free SOAS’s Julia Christian met with Bill to discuss how to bring about climate and social justice. Produced at SOA...
In Conversation: Diane Abbott MP
November 27, 2014 12:34 - 2 minutes - 2.47 MBOn 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 discuss immigration, Theresa May's proposed anti-terrorism legislation and her own ambitions to become the next Mayor of London in 2016.
SOAS Concert Series - On the Stage: Songs and Drums from Uruguay
November 23, 2014 14:01 - 1 hour - 153 MBBe transported to the streets of Montevideo with this live recording of Guillermo Rozenthuler's Candombé band. Recorded live at the concert, part of the SOAS Concert Series, on Monday 10th November 2014.
SOAS Concert Series: Behind The Music - Oxford Maqam
November 19, 2014 13:01 - 1 hour - 83.7 MBOxford Maqam members, Ethnomusicologist and Qanoun player Martin Stokes and vocalist Yara Salahiddeen give us a taste of the music they will perform in the SOAS Concert series, and talk to Karen Boswall about the passions and inspirations behind the music of Oxford Maqam. 1. Ew'a Tekallimny Baba Gayy Waraaya performed by Aziza Helmi El Masreyyah 2. Ali, Abd Al-Bari Dawr 3. Mawwal Maskeen W Hali Addam performed by Maqam 4. Muwwashah Qad Harakaat performed by Maqam 5. El Tohfageyyah performed...
Whirldfuzzz #1
November 16, 2014 20:25 - 1 hour - 99.2 MBJoin 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, noise and rock'n'roll from all around the world. Join us while we jam out to some our favourite tracks found on the road less travelled...
Behind the Music Special - Kasse Mady Diabate new album launch
November 14, 2014 14:13 - 59 minutes - 108 MBBehind The Music Special featuring music from the new album by Kasse Mady Diabate to be launched at SOAS on Monday 24th November. Caspar Melville talks to Karen Boswall about issue of music copyright and ownership of traditional music and some of the other themes to be addressed at the event by publisher and writer Joe Boyd, Malian music expert Lucy Duran, Kasse Mady himself and chaired by Caspar Melville.
From Failed Interventions To A New Strategy For Afghanistan
November 13, 2014 14:08 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBOn the 21st of October, Dr Graciana del Castillo gave a lecture discussing the current concerns presented in her latest book, 'Guilty Party: The International Community in Afghanistan’. The lecture included commentary on aid and drug dependency in Afghanistan, as well as the challenges that both the new government and the international community face in bringing peace, stability and prosperity to the region. Dr Graciana del Castillo is an expert on countries in crises, including those affecte...
Myths, Truths & Legends: SOAS African-Caribbean Society, Black History Month Special
November 13, 2014 13:56 - 31 minutes - 71.3 MBAggie & Cassie's ACS Radio Show Tune in to our first show entitled 'Myths, Truths & Legends'. The show will seek to consolidate Black History Month and explore the relevance of the month as a whole whilst celebrating a number of key musical icons in Black history. To find out more about the SOAS African-Caribbean Society visit: https://www.facebook.com/soasacs
Divestment Digest - Episode 2
November 13, 2014 13:53 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBFor the second show of the Fossil Free SOAS ‘Divestment Digest’, we meet with representatives from Fossil Free UCL and Kings College to talk about the need to unite campus activists for fossil fuel divestment. The 'Divestment Digest' is a series based at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, and focuses on the university campaign to divest from fossil fuels.
Divestment Digest - Episode 1
November 13, 2014 13:49 - 10 minutes - 9.23 MBThis is the first instalment in the 'Divestment Digest' series, based at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London UK, focusing on the university campaign to divest from fossil fuels. For this show, we are joined by Rob Abrams from the Fossil Free SOAS campaign, as well as Danni Pffard from 350 Europe.
SOAS Concert Series - Behind The Music: Candombé, Songs and Drums from Uruguay
November 06, 2014 14:07 - 38 minutes - 87.7 MBIn Behind The Music this week, we hear from Guillermo Rozenthuler, who talks about his upcoming concert 'Candombe: Songs and Drums from Uruguay'. We learn something of the music from Uruguay, Latin-America’s ‘unknown gem’, and how the Afro-carnival tradition and rhythm of Candombé spread from Montevideo to influence the music of South America.
Madera Verde Show 4 (22/10/14)
October 27, 2014 17:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBITS A BOOTY BASS SHAKING SPECIAL ... Global Bass High Priest BUMPS from label CLUB POPOZUDA is MADERA's guest this week, talking about future releases, how he makes tracks without actually meeting his collaborators + a very special Halloween party. Puuuuul up! TRACKLISTING: YESKING, Devil Inside (J Star Dub) LUCAS SANTANNA, Nao Tenho Medo Nao BUMPS vs LOKI, Beleza * in conversation with BUMPS * RAFAEL ARAGON & TROPIKORE, Punjabi Bhangra * in conversation with BUMPS * BUMPS vs EL MALITO, ...
AWIL 131 (22/10/14)
October 27, 2014 16:12 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBThe Grand Union Orchestra have just celebrated 30 years on the road! Boasting a core team of over 30 musicians, all Londoners from multicultural backgrounds, this brilliant orchestra is undoubtedly the most diverse in existence. Their music conveys powerful & evocative stories about migration and unification. Musical director, Tony Haynes has created a new show to mark their three decades of activity, so catch him on this AWIL, alongside general manager Claire Sivier, talking about ‘Undream’d...
Soas Concert Series - On The Stage: Världens Band
October 27, 2014 13:09 - 1 hour - 166 MBLive 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
October 23, 2014 16:18 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBThousands of lives have been claimed in the West African Ebola outbreak since the World Health Organisation (WHO) was first notified of the outbreak in Guinea in March 2014. The epidemic is expected to spread rapidly over months to come. The three countries most affected by the crisis, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, are post-conflict states with weak health infrastructures. In a climate of fear and mistrust of government institutions, health workers face huge challenges in raising awarenes...
SOAS Concert Series - On the Stage: Music of the Caucasus.
October 19, 2014 20:26 - 1 hour - 85 MBLive 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 3
October 17, 2014 14:58 - 4 minutes - 3.97 MBRamayana: The Living Legend sees distinguished storyteller Dr Vayu Naidu share the magical epic that lies behind Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, which will be marked by more than 1 billion Hindus, Sikhs and Jains on Thursday October 23rd. Vayu brings to life an unscripted telling of the Ramayana drawn from India’s four corners and in touching on themes including honour, and the battle between might and right, highlights how the epic inhabits everyday, contemporary India in religious, cu...
Ramayana: The Living Legend - Part 2
October 17, 2014 14:58 - 4 minutes - 3.7 MBRamayana: The Living Legend sees distinguished storyteller Dr Vayu Naidu share the magical epic that lies behind Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, which will be marked by more than 1 billion Hindus, Sikhs and Jains on Thursday October 23rd. Vayu brings to life an unscripted telling of the Ramayana drawn from India’s four corners and in touching on themes including honour, and the battle between might and right, highlights how the epic inhabits everyday, contemporary India in religious, cu...
Ramayana: The Living Legend - Part 1
October 17, 2014 14:58 - 6 minutes - 5.59 MBRamayana: The Living Legend sees distinguished storyteller Dr Vayu Naidu share the magical epic that lies behind Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, which will be marked by more than 1 billion Hindus, Sikhs and Jains on Thursday October 23rd. Vayu brings to life an unscripted telling of the Ramayana drawn from India’s four corners and in touching on themes including honour, and the battle between might and right, highlights how the epic inhabits everyday, contemporary India in religious, cu...
Ramayana: The Living Legend - Part 4
October 17, 2014 14:58 - 5 minutes - 4.61 MBRamayana: The Living Legend sees distinguished storyteller Dr Vayu Naidu share the magical epic that lies behind Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, which will be marked by more than 1 billion Hindus, Sikhs and Jains on Thursday October 23rd. Vayu brings to life an unscripted telling of the Ramayana drawn from India’s four corners and in touching on themes including honour, and the battle between might and right, highlights how the epic inhabits everyday, contemporary India in religious, cu...
SOAS Concert Series - Behind the Music: Världens Band
October 14, 2014 20:19 - 49 minutes - 90.1 MBIn 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 Band to find out more about the band and their music. Featuring 15 musicians, from 7 different countries, Världens Band came together to discover the possibilities when traditions are shared, creativity is freed and diversity is embraced. In this interview we learn how the band met and how they went on to bring their different musical traditions to...
Cultural Dimensions of Ebola: interviews with Peter Piot and Kandeh Yumkella
October 13, 2014 15:28 - 1 minute - 2.44 MBIn 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 discovered Ebola in 1976, and Dr Kandeh Yumkella, UN Under-Secretary-General - Special Representative & CEO - Sustainable Energy for All, speak about the cultural dimensions of Ebola, behavioural change and the role of Community Radio in disseminating information to help contain the disease. Interviews by Carlos Chirinos. Image: Ebola awareness post...
SOAS Concert Series - Behind the Music: Music of the Caucasus
October 10, 2014 13:00 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MBIn 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 from the Caucasus. In an area often thought as a border between Europe and Asia, we learn a little about the region's rich linguistic and cultural heritage. We learn about the Ashiq bards that travel through the diverse region, and how Monday's performer, Ashiq Nargile fits into that tradition. Tracklisting: 1. MiqayelVoskanyan – Eshkhem...
Movimientos 1 Oct 2014
October 07, 2014 15:03 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBAnother Movimientos edition with plenty of fresh latin beats from across the board Afro-Venezuelan sounds to Peruvian psych, Salsa Dura, Latin House, future Mexican Norteño, Digital Cumbia and Brazilian Bass. With new music from Mexico's Nortec Collective and LA's Jungle Fire from Nacional Records, plus a great track from the new Chancha Via Circuito album, Ruben Blades goes Tango and new Aurelio Martinez on Real World Records. TRACKLISTING: Monsalve y Los Forajidos - La Carcajá Jeriko - Hey ...
Beyond Religion - ISIS And The Crisis In The Middle East
October 03, 2014 15:38 - 54 minutes - 50 MBOn September 26th 2014 SOAS Students’ Union hosted its first public lecture of the year in collaboration with the London Middle East Institute and the Centre for Gender Studies, SOAS. The event featured 3 speakers who all specialise in the Middle East, and addressed the topics of ISIS, and the recent crisis in the Middle East. CHAIR: Dr Hassan Hakimian, London Middle East Institute, SOAS SPEAKERS (In order of appearance): - Ghias Aljundi : ‘ISIS and the Syrian cause’ - Charles Tripp: 'Iraq: t...
SOAS Anthem
September 11, 2014 15:35 - 3 minutes - 4.58 MBSOAS Anthem, performed by Ali Khan. Recorded for The Rustle Radio Show Christmas Special 2010.
Lecture 2. The Urban Revolution
August 11, 2014 14:29 - 49 minutes - 113 MBWhat are the origins of inequality? World history is here seen through the lens of production: before agriculture, agriculture without and then with cities, after agriculture, each phase marked by revolutions. How does Africa relate to this scheme? V. Gordon Childe What Happened in History (1942) Michael E Smith ‘V Gordon Childe and the urban revolution’ (2009 pdf)
Lecture 3. Africa and the Ancient Mediterranean
August 11, 2014 14:29 - 52 minutes - 119 MBBernal’s critique of Eurocentric history as a racist project of social exclusion. The Eastern Mediterranean distorted by regional specialization. The urban revolution seen in wider comparative perspective. Jack Goody’s application of Childe to Africa is rooted in production and population. Martin Bernal Black Athena: The Afro-asiatic roots of classical civilization (1987) http://thememorybank.co.uk/2012/01/10/jack-goodys-vision-of-history-and-african-development-today/
Lecture 1. Introduction: Africa in the World
August 11, 2014 14:29 - 45 minutes - 105 MBWhy these lectures are improvised. World history seen from an African perspective. Why this is needed. African critiques of European capitalist imperialism from the viewpoints of nationalism and socialism. Cheikh Anta Diop The African Origins of Civilisation (1974) Walter Rodney How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (1972)
Lecture 4. Atlantic Slavery and the Haitian Revolution
August 11, 2014 14:29 - 28 minutes - 66.1 MBRecording curtailed (see unpublished essays above). C L R James synthesizes Western Marxism and postcolonial theory. His history of the Haitian revolution brought it back into world history and inspired his own vision of the anti-colonial and world revolutions. (Recording curtailed) C L R James The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L’Ouverture and the San Domingo revolution (second edition 1963) http://thememorybank.co.uk/2010/03/20/waiting-for-emancipation-slavery-and-freedom-in-west-africa/ http:...
Lecture 6. Colonial Empire and the World Economy
August 11, 2014 14:29 - 53 minutes - 123 MBDiversion on method: scaling up the self, scaling down the world (Shakespeare, Gandhi). The Lewis model is traced to theories of development that hinge on the rural-urban division of labour. A racist world society divided between rich and poor countries was formed c.1900, not by centuries of European colonialism. W Arthur Lewis The Evolution of the International Economic Order (1978)
Lecture 5. The African Diaspora
August 11, 2014 14:29 - 53 minutes - 123 MBDubois’ great assemblage aims to touch hearts and not just minds. The issue of the 20th century is the ‘colour line’. The meaning of ‘soul’, ‘veil’ and ‘double consciousness’. Dubois’ later history takes him from integration to separation. Reflections on the history of the abolition movement and Panafricanism. W E B Dubois The Souls of Black Folk (1903)
Lecture 7. Panafricanism
August 11, 2014 14:29 - 50 minutes - 115 MBWhat is Panafricanism? James reviews African revolt on both sides of the Atlantic, concludes that Africa is ready for an anti-colonial revolution now. Race + capitalism is dynamite. Revolution in Africa and world revolution. C L R James The History of Pan-African Revolt (third edition, 2012)
Lecture 8. The Anti-colonial Revolution
August 11, 2014 14:29 - 49 minutes - 114 MBThe main event of the twentieth century was the anti-colonial revolution. Fanon says that war is the normal catalyst of social change; but his psychiatric case studies shows that war is humanly insupportable. Brilliant writing on the class struggle, nationalism, the successor elite and culture. Frantz Fanon The Wretched of the Earth (1961)
Lecture 9. Independence and “Development”
August 11, 2014 14:29 - 51 minutes - 117 MBFrom evolution to development. The post-war boom of developmental states. The neoliberal counter-revolution. ‘Development’ is now just talk without real economic improvement. Capitalism enriches and destroys society (Schumpeter). The 1970s as the origin of our times. V. Padayachee (ed) The Political Economy of Africa (2010), especially Chapters 1-4, 20, 22. K Hart & V Padayachee “Development” in K Hart, J-L Laville & A Cattani eds The Human Economy (2010) M Cowan & R Shenton Doctrines of D...