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“British Values” according to Prime Minister David Cameron, describe the “democracy, the rule of law, freedom of speech, mutual respect and tolerance of those of different beliefs and faiths." Its introduction is a response by the state to what it perceives to be Black, Minority and Ethnic (BAME) communities growing and representing a threat to the norms inherited by hundreds of years of colonial rule. What is portrayed as a way of “uniting” communities can be a way of policing culture and in particular cultures of colour. Invariably, it can also be a way for the government to criminalise articulations of dissent from BAME communities who express the frustrations of marginalisation. The zine British Values is a response to “British Values.” Written and created by journalist Kieran Yates, the zine seeks to “rewrite the narrative of what "British values" are by passing our aux cords over to taxi drivers, re-visiting our school lunch boxes and generally shining the spotlight on the lives and experiences of non-native Brits.” Kieran will be discussing “What the fuck British Values” really are and how BAME and how she as a women of colour is creatively responding. You can buy here: britishvalues.bigcartel.com

The Centre for the International Politics of Conflict, Rights and Justice at SOAS, in association with the London Transitional Justice Network, hosted Ambassador Stephen Rapp, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes in the US Office of Global Criminal Justice at the Department of State from 2009-2015, and before this, Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone where he was responsible for the prosecution of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Ambassador Rapp spoke about 'The Future of International Criminal Justice' Leslie Vinjamuri, CCRJ's Co-Director, Chaired this talk.

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 talks about his inspiration and aims for the National Park City campaign, his admiration for foxes, and how SOAS taught him the activism he puts into practice today. Read more about the campaign: www.nationalparkcity.london

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 advice on writing and the creative process, and described a very healthy meal for us! His last gigs ever with Dizraeli and the Small Gods are happening on Friday 25th September at the Islington Assembly Hall in London and then Saturday 26th September at the Marble Factory in Bristol. More info on www.dizraeli.com Track Listing: Track Album Year Maria Engurland (City Shanties)2009 Pure and simple Moving in the Dark 2013 Good God Engurland (City Shanties)2009 Never Mind Moving in the Dark 2013

SOAS Radio got to meet amazing Jambinai - the South Korean group currently shaking up the world's perception of Korean Traditional Music. Listen to bandmembers Ilwoo, Bomi and Eun Youg talk about their innovative sound, how they got into Korean Traditional Music and their dreams for the future.

The results of the Labour Party leadership race will be revealed tomorrow. If Jeremy Corbyn is successful, the anti-austerity movement will move away from the fringes and into mainstream British politics. On the eve of the results, SOAS Radio takes a retrospective look at the aims of the anti-austerity protest movement and its members. Photo https://www.flickr.com/photos/lewishamdreamer/19621569840/in/photolist-vTTL5m-waRP2f-vTTEgN-5R7y8f-9bBdFG-3Ls1En-vTTF7h-5PGSrK-5PM9LU-5PMc3y Photo by https://www.flickr.com/photos/lewishamdreamer/

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's inception, their influences and their latest release Electric Blue Boogaloo.

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 2015 www.soasradio.org www.womad.co.uk www.hossamramzy.com Track list: 1) Hossam Ramzy Live at WOMAD 2015 2) Hossam Ramzy, Rafa El Tachuela - Juntos (from Flamenco Arabe)

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 passionately about her debut album, current tour and her inspirations and challenges on her musical journey so far.

Professor Christopher Cramer interviews Mozambican Economist Carlos Nuno Castel-Branco, a SOAS alumnus and visiting researcher, and founder of the Institute of Social and Economic studies (IESE) in Mozambique. Carlos Nuno Castel-Branco and two journalists have been put on trial for a post on Facebook that criticised the Government, and in this podcast he explains the context of the trial and other challenges for Freedom of Expression in Mozambique.

Historians have paid some attention to horses, but essentially as machines of war and prestige, whereas donkeys, wild asses, mules and zebras have been altogether neglected. It is suggested here that equids were significant economic resources in the Sahel-Sudan Belt, the Ethiopian highlands, and the savannas of eastern and southern Africa. Christopher Cramer chairs a discussion with William Gervase Clarence-Smith(SOAS)

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 across borders and continents. The conditions that made the emergence and spread of zouglou music possible are part of a larger context that has influenced other recent genres of African popular music. Due to copyright piracy, Ivoirian artists have also experienced difficulty in surviving financially from their music. However, recently there has been a new development: many new maquis (open air restaurants) have opened as new affordable performance spaces in which artists perform live, rather than via play-back. Anne Schumann presents and discusses these new performance spaces in the Ivoirian music economy as well as the role of cultural entrepreneurs in reviving Abidjan as an African creative city.

First of its kind, the documentary 'The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo' celebrates the acclaimed Pan-African feminist, poet, playwright and novelist and provides a fascinating insight into her life. The film explores the artistic contribution of one of Africa’s foremost woman writers, a trailblazer for an entire generation of exciting new talent. This audio captures the engaging discussion involving the director Yaba Badoe, Nana Ayebia Clarke (Ayebia Clarke Publishing Limited), Louisa Egbunike (SOAS), Kwadwo Osei-Nyame (SOAS) and a lively audience after the screening of the documentary.

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 biggest platinum mines began a wildcat strike for better wages,the police used live ammunition to brutally suppress the strike, killing 34 and injuring many more. After the screening of this compelling documentary, Ben Fine (SOAS) chaired and interesting discussion with the audience and James Nichol - the lawyer representing the mine workers' families at the Farlam Commission of Inquiry.

Full Title: Oil and Rural Infrastructure Development : Discourses, Methodologies, and Outcomes of Intervention in Oil Communities of Nigeria Leventis Fellow and anthropologist Dr Babajide Ololajulo presents from his research on the experience of state organised oil-led development intervention among the Ilaje, a coastal Yoruba speaking group in Ondo state, Nigeria. The study examines the different meanings that intervention agencies’ development spending generated among the people, and the way in which ‘entitlement’ and ‘disentitlement’ are constructed around spatial categories of oil-producing and non oil-producing.

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 English and meeting bus drivers! Have a listen to their good (and bad) experiences getting around London and how they came to meet each other as well as sharing some of their favourite songs in their Refugee Week podcast. Tracklist Abraham Afewerki Samai Emeli Sande Read All About It Presenters Hafsa, Mulue and Sam Producer Seonaid Weightman Murray

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 musics of dabke and choubie, the importance of the Mijwiz reeds onto the electro sounds, and we listen to some of the sounds that make up 47Soul's Shamstep style. Find out more at: Official Website: http://www.47soul.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/47soul More shows from Behind the Music - https://www.facebook.com/soasradioconcertseires?ref=ts&fref=ts Playlist 47SOUL - Meeli Ashraf Abu el Leil - Dal Ouna Kadem Al Sahir Ali El Deek - 'Hatti Al Hattab' Adel Ogla - 'Lahn AlJobi' Björk - 'Crystalline (Omar Souleyman Remix)' 47SOUL - 'Everyland'

Daniel Laemouahuma Jatta is a Jola scholar and musician from Mandinary, Gambia, who pioneered the research and documentation of the akonting, a Jola folk lute, as well as the related Manjago folk lute, the buchundu, in the mid-1980s. Jatta has done three decades of research on the relationship between the akontingand the banjo of the American south, and has presented his findings at major congresses in Africa, Europe and the USA. Together with Dr Lucy Duran (Lecturer in African Music) and Dr Toby Green (Lecturer in Lusophone African History and Culture, KCL) he discusses his research and gives a demonstration of the akonting.

Owusu-Ankomah discusses his work and contemporary African art with Chris Spring (curator, Sainsbury African Galleries, British Museum). Owusu-Ankomah was born in Sekondi, Ghana, in 1956, a year before independence from British colonial rule. He studied at Ghanatta College of Art, in Accra, before moving in 1986 to Bremen, Germany, where he now lives and works. His paintings depict a spiritual world of forms, without light or shadow, occupied by figures and symbols. The way in which these figures interact with the surrounding symbols in his paintings has moved through several distinct phases that reflect the artist’s own spiritual journey. His early work drew heavily on the ancient traditions of masquerade and African rock painting; then his figures shed their masks and body paintings to become boldly visible actors swimming in an ocean of signs.

In Behind The Music this week, we meet Abdoulaye Samb, a Senegalese guitarist, singer and composer whose love of mixing musical genres and styles creates wonderful fusions of cultures and musics. In the interview Abdoulaye tells us about his latest album Wouty, and the musicians from Senegal who have inspired him along the way. Abdoulaye will be performing with his band Minnijiaraby on Thursday 30th April in the Brunei Gallery at SOAS. For more information about the concert, follow this link: https://www.soas.ac.uk/music/events/concerts/30apr2015-senegalese-music-with-an-open-heart.html Copies of Abdoulaye Samb's new album 'Wouty' will be available to buy at the concert. For more information about Abdoulaye Samb and his band Minnijiaraby, follow these links: http://minnjiaraby.com/ https://www.facebook.com/abdoulaye.samb.3158?fref=ts Track listing: 1) Wouty - Abdoulaye Samb & Minnijiaraby 2) Wango arti - Baaba Maal 3) Bannaya Foly - Noumoucounda Cissoko 4) Ne la thiass (Gona in a flash) - Cheik Lô 5) Mamdiyel - Daby Balde 6) Africa - Abdoulaye Samb & Minnijiaraby

Karen from Behind the Music speaks to Director Francois Verster about his documentary film The Dream of Shahrazad, a beautiful film that explores the role of music, storytelling and creativity during the Arab Spring. The film will be screened on Tuesday 24th March at the Curzon Soho cinema and Thursday 26th March at the Barbican cinema, as part of the Human Rights Watch London film festival. For more information: http://ff.hrw.org/film/dream-shahrazad?city=4 For more information about the film: http://dreamofshahrazad.com/

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, Hajooj tells us more about how he filmed in the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains, the importance of music in the conflict and the identity crisis at the conflict's heart. Beats of the Antonov Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beatsofantonov Human Rights Watch Film Festival http://ff.hrw.org/

Will talks to musician and ethnomusicologist, Alsarah, about her involvement in 'Beats of the Antonov': Hajooj Kuka's remarkable documentary that looks at the lives, musics and recent conflicts of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains of Sudan. This film is being screened this weekend as part of the Human Rights Watch Festival. Beats of the Antonov Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi3ronTd3xg Soundtrack Sampler https://soundcloud.com/alsarah/sets/beats-of-the-antonov Alsarah's website http://www.alsarah.com/ Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2015 http://ff.hrw.org/film/beats-antonov?city=4

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 of Iran's cultural past. In parallel, we follow the story of Sara Najafi, a female singer and Composer, from the film No Lands Song demonstrating the immense difficulties women now face today in Iran. This film is being screened this weekend as part of the Human Rights Watch Festival. http://ff.hrw.org/film/no-lands-song?city=4 Light of the Music Ensemble: http://www.lightofmusic.com/index.html

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 you on a stream-of-conscious journey through the musings and questions about China she has picked up as a Chinese-American living and studying there for ten years before returning to the US for college. Through her experiences, you'll get to hear never before shared internal monologues and thoughts on what is China and what it means to be Chinese today. She hopes that through these shared fragments, you can piece together a story of China that makes sense to you, especially if coming from a different educated mindset. Fun Fact: if you pull 东西 apart, 东 means East and 西 means West. Now look at the title again. C'mon, you have to agree that was kind of clever. "Harmonious" China China, such a great and terrible country, a conundrum I love and hate in equal measure. Okay, those are strong words, but any resident of China should be equipped with the ability to see it as it is, for good and for worse. As a first taste of the show, I thought I'd share a bit of the propaganda machine's version of China to which I will contradict to varying degrees in the following episodes. Here we go, let's talk about 东西, let's talk about stuff. Track list: Love Our China by Song Zu Ying (爱我中华 － 宋祖英)

In Behind The Music this week, we meet Jyotsna Srikanth, a British-Indian violinist and composer who uses her Carnatic musical routes to create musical fusions inspired by traditions from all around the globe. Jyotsna will be performing on Monday 16th January in the Brunei Gallery at SOAS. For more information about the concert, follow this link: https://www.soas.ac.uk/music/events/concerts/16mar2015-carnatic-nomad-with-a-violin.html Track listing (all tracks performed and composed by Jyotsna Srikanth): 1. Thilana Ratipatipriya 2. Raghuvamsha Sudha 3. Haunting Thoughts 4. Monsoon Magic 5. Spring 6. Folk Dreams 7. Arabian Dreams 8. Irish Folk Dance Produced by Katie Bruce and Alex Richardson. For more information about Jyotsna’s ‘London International Arts Festival’ follow this link: http://www.liaf.co.uk/

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 put these questions (and a few more!) to Giles Chitty, an ethical investor with over 25 years of experience promoting conscious investment within the world of British finance. 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.

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 collaboration, part of the Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research in Agriculture and Health (LCIRAH), has recently been awarded funding from the grant from the Wellcome Trust to co-lead a pilot research project on health and sustainability aspects of palm oil. The research project ‘POSHE: Palm Oil: Sustainability, Health and Economics’ started last September and is co-led. Anna Marry from London International Development Centre (LICD) speaks to Bhavani Shankar, Professor of International Food, Agriculture and Health at SOAS and Richard Smith, Professor of Health System Economics at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

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 of their Silk and Bamboo repertoire. 1. Song of the Horse (Live) 2. Song of Happiness 3. Colourful Clouds Chasing the Moon 4. White Snow in Sunny Spring (Live) 5. Waterscape Silhouette 6. Full of Joy (Live) http://www.ukchinesemusic.com/

Panel 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. -Will Snell, Development Media International. Preliminary research outcomes from a DMI and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine research project exploring how a radio campaign can help improve child and maternal health in Burkina Faso. -Daniel Bruce, Internews Europe. The role of radio in emergency and disaster preparation and recovery, and supporting independent media, freedom of information and free expression. Moderated by Carlos Chirinos, Department of Development Studies, SOAS, University of London.

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 new radio show at SOAS radio which discusses political issues related to the MENA region while giving people insight into the culture.

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 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 their brilliance, they create masterpieces from scratch. Mariami Basharadze interviews Mahmoud Javombo, the program director of Innovate Salone, followed by Hassan Swaray and Jasonta Coker, two students engaged with their projects. To get more information and to support the program see www.innovatesalone.org/donate/ and http://gmin.org/ and like their page on Facebook @ Innovate Salone.

This 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 Erena and support their work at www.erena.org

This 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 Erena and support their work at www.erena.org

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 Erena and support their work at www.erena.org

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 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 'Vapor da Paraíba' by Jongo da Serrinha 5 'Carro de Boi' by Zé Coco do Riachão 6 'Coisa dos Santos' by Carlos Malta e Pife Muderno 7 'Puia da Limeira' by Terezinha e Lindalva) 8 Xotiando The Queen by A Oca Produced by Will Roper, Alexandra Richardson & Karen Boswall

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 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 London Sacred Harp 3. The Watchman's Call from Christian Harmony, performed by London Sacred Harp 4. 49 on the top 'Old Hundred', from Sacred Harp, performed by London Sacred Harp 5. 'Old Hundred' - John Philip Sousa 6. 'As pants the hart for cooling streams', by Hugh Wilson, performed in Manchester Cathedral. 7. 'Sacred Throne', performed by London Sacred Harp 8. 111 on the bottom, from Sacred Harp, performed by London Sacred Harp 9. 'Rockbridge' from Christian Harmony, performed by London Sacred Produced by Katie Bruce and Will Roper

Join 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.

How 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.

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 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 of all students and staff. SPEAKERS: MATTEW BRETT (via video from Montreal) - Former SOAS student, involved with the Free Education movement in Quebec MEERA SABARATNAM- Lecturer in International Relations at SOAS and UCU representative. ARIANNA TASSINARI- Former SOAS Students' Union Co-President and activist. DAVID GRAEBER - lecturer in anthropology at LSE and activist.

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 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 who divided state resources between themselves. This political arrangement was in part smashed in June 2014 by the fall of Mosul in Northern Iraq to Islamic State, whose movement shook the political establishment and galvanised the support of an already disgruntled and marginalised population. This event invites former Coalition Provisional Authority officials and experts to discuss the repercussions of the statebuilding project in Iraq. SPEAKERS HENRY HOGGER CMG -Former British diplomat who will discuss institution building in Iraq at the time of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). ANDREW ALDERSON - Director of Economic planning and Development for the Coalition provisional Authority (CPA) South in Basra. Andrew will present on his experiences in Iraq, and is the author of ‘Bankrolling Basra’. PAUL ATTENBOROUGH - A former member of the CPA (South) - he was tasked with looking after the State Owned Enterprise assets in the four Governorates of Southern Iraq. He will discuss some of the aspects of the post-invasion management of the industrial and manufacturing economy and the impact of an ideology on post-conflict reconstruction. Dr HUSAIN al CHALABI - Currently working as a Fellow of the Iraq Energy Institute which advises the Iraqi Ministry of Oil. Dr Husain will dwell on his experiences in Iraq during the past few years and provide a much needed update on the relationship between the state system and the oil sector in Iraq. MEHAIR KATHEM - At present Mehair is studying for a PhD at SOAS. His research explores externally led civil society development and the formation of Iraq’s domestic non-governmental sector from 2003.

SU 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 virtues of moderation. SPEAKER DILIP SIMEON: was part of the Maoist movement in India which he left in 1972 in the wake of the Bangladesh crisis. From 1974 till 1994 he taught history at Delhi University. From 1984 onward, he participated in a citizen's campaign against communal violence, known as the Sampradayikta Virodhi Andolan (Movement Against Communalism). From 1998 till 2003 he worked on a conflict-mitigation project with Oxfam; and is now associated with the Aman Trust, which works to understand and reduce violent conflict. His blog contains several articles and reports on the issues discussed - http://dilipsimeon.blogspot.co.uk/

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 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.

For 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.

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 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 SOAS Radio, London

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 discuss immigration, Theresa May's proposed anti-terrorism legislation and her own ambitions to become the next Mayor of London in 2016.

Be 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.

Oxford 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 by Maqam

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, 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 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.