Middle East and Central Asia Music Forum

The Middle East and Central Asia Music Forum has been running since 2007 and is open to researchers, students and anyone interested in the music and culture of the region. In the spirit of fostering dialogue and interdisciplinarity, we hope that the issues discussed at the forum will be of interest to a broad audience, including musicologists, ethnomusicologists and other researchers in the arts, humanities and social sciences. In addition, we welcome those working on other aspects of Middle Eastern and Central Asian culture broadly speaking (dance, visual arts, media, film, literature, etc).

The Forum was established by Laudan Nooshin in 2007, in conjunction with the Institute of Musical Research. The forum is currently convened by  Professor Laudan Nooshin  (City, University of London) and  Professor Rachel Harris   (SOAS, University of London).

Forthcoming Events

Wednesday 11th December 2024, King's College London


Previous events:

December 2023 (Cambridge)

May 2023 (City)

February 2023 (SOAS)

May 2021

May 2015

May 2014

May 2013

November 2012

May 2012 - Musical Geographies of central Asia

November 2011