Interviews

This short documentary emerged from interviews made with a group of Palestinian students that visited London in November 2011. At a talk at SOAS they shared their experiences of pursuing higher education under occupation. Due to a daily routine that includes passing a network of checkpoints, they face several obstacles from attending their studies.Nonetheless they are very adamant to maintain education which they see as key for a better future.

Script/Interviews/Presenter: Stefanie Groth

Tracklist

1)      Watcha Clan – Les Hommes Libres

DJ Madera Verde interviews internationally acclaimed Malian musicians Amadou & Mariam for his "Stop Making Sense" podcast on SOAS Radio. They discuss their new album, Folila, which is coming out on April 2nd 2012, their love of Malian tea, and the changes to the Malian music scene which have been taking place over the last few years. 

(Presenter: DJ Madera Verde, Producer: Charlotte Morgan)

For version of this interview in French, please click the French flag below.

SOAS Radio’s Carlos Chirinos met up with veteran jazz musician George Duke during his European tour in London to chat about the weird and wonderful things his career has held for him so far, such as the making of his influential album ‘Brazilian Love Affair’; working with the likes of Frank Zappa and Michael Jackson; and playing the role of Musical Director for Nelson Mandela’s birthday gig at Wembley stadium in 1988.

Producer: Charlotte Morgan

In our second episode about the occupation of the London Stock Exchange, Stefanie Heerwig interviewed Jan Toporowski, head of the SOAS Economics Department and author of "Why the World Economy Needs a Financial Crash and Other Critical Essays on Finance and Financial Economics", about how to improve the current economic and financial system.

It's been 20 years since Miles Davis' death and we at SOAS Radio have put together a small tribute to the jazz musician with this interview with Marcus Miller, Davis' producer and friend of over 10 years. Charlotte Morgan met with the bass player after a fantastic DMS (George Duke, Marcus Miller and David Sanborn) gig at the San Jose Jazz Festival in August 2011, to talk about Miller's career to date and his relationship with Miles over the years.

OpenAir.fm in association with the SOAS' Stop AIDS Society present an exclusive interview with Malian superstars Amadou and Mariam. In this podcast, Amadou and Mariam talk about youth in Africa and the fight to stop AIDS in the continent. They also talk about their recent collaboration with the Magic Numbers for a song they produced for the blockbuster film Twilight: New Moon. This interview was produced by Mathilda Ryall on behalf of the Stop AIDS Society, recorded in studios in Paris by Marc Antoine Moreau -manager of A&M- and presented by Armando Conte.

In the first of a series interviewing the people behind the positions in SOAS, OpenAir's Sebilio interviews Professor Paul Webley, Director and Principal of SOAS.