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Bye-bye Bmus: The End of Undergrad Music

Bye-bye Bmus: The End of Undergrad Music

By Jo-Gerard Re’Em, BMus The SOAS Bachelor of Music (BMus) undergraduate degree is in its final months and the last two students of the BA Global Music degree graduate next year. The programmes are being discontinued and their modules swallowed up by the broader BA Creative Arts degree. This

Tributes paid to a cultural champion - Jamal Edwards

Tributes paid to a cultural champion - Jamal Edwards

By Clayton Barrington Russell, BA Arabic and International Relations On 20 February this year, the UK sadly lost one of its greatest cultural contributors of the 21st Century. Jamal Edwards MBE was perhaps the most influential pioneer in establishing the UK’s urban music and grime scene, creating SBTV as

‘Burn it All Down’: Sons of Kemet at the Roundhouse

‘Burn it All Down’: Sons of Kemet at the Roundhouse

By Mat Hick, MA Music Sons of Kemets’ Roundhouse debut marked their largest headline show to date, touring their critically acclaimed album Black to the Future. The group consists of saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings, tuba player Theon Cross, and drummers Tom Skinner and Eddie Hick. Though nominally a quartet, all the

A Night in INFERNO: A Photographic Article on INFERNO’s 7th Year Anniversary Red Rave.

A Night in INFERNO: A Photographic Article on INFERNO’s 7th Year Anniversary Red Rave.

By Zo Wu, BA Global Development and Arabic A dark warehouse illuminated by a sea of red textiles and clouds of smoke, reflecting sharp coloured LEDs that changed on the escading techno beats. As soon as you step foot onto the spacious dance floor, you are instantly met with a

A Joyous Celebration of Black Duality: Life Between Islands at the Tate Britain

A Joyous Celebration of Black Duality: Life Between Islands at the Tate Britain

By Toby Oliver- Clarke, BA History Life Between Islands is an exhibition of grieving and gratitude: a space where protest and pacifism collide. Despite being several years in the making, the exhibition feels strikingly current, its works, some of which date back more than half a century, hold just as

5 Korean designers you must know about

5 Korean designers you must know about

By: Carlotta Rose Busetto, BA International Relations and Chinese More and more Korean designers have been showing at the major fashion weeks and many celebrities, like Rihanna, have been seen sporting their pieces. It’s fair to say that Western audiences are starting to show a significant interest in what

The Myth of Girlboss Influencers: Molly-Mae says work harder!

The Myth of Girlboss Influencers: Molly-Mae says work harder!

By: Anisah Mahamoud, BA International Relations Molly-Mae Hague of Love Island has been blasted for being insensitive after making statements on the Diary of a CEO podcast about how ‘strong’ her potential in climbing the corporate ladder was. PrettyLittleThing (PLT) appointed her as creative director in 2021, and she stated