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Dr Shara Rambarran is a musicologist who worked (performing, composing, production, and music PR) in London. Shara has extensive experience in delivering programmes in popular music, music history, music industry/business, and cultural studies at various universities. She co-runs the Art of Record Production conferences, and serves on the editorial boards for the Journal on the Art of Record Production, Journal of Popular Music Education, and the British Pop Archive. Shara is also the musicologist for Spotify’s award winning Decode music podcast series, and author of Virtual Music: Sound, Music, and Image in the Digital Era (Bloomsbury). For more information: https://linktr.ee/shararambarran
Qualifications: BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS, PhD, FHEA
External positions
External Examiner - MA Music Business, Buckinghamshire New University
Sept 2022 → …
External Examiner - BA Music Industry; BA Media and Communication, Birmingham City University
1 Sept 2021 → 30 Sept 2024
External Examiner- BA Music Business; BA Music Management and Promotion, Solent University
1 Sept 2019 → 30 Sept 2022
External Examiner - BMus Jazz; BMus Orchestral Performance; BMus Performance ; BMus Vocal Performance; BMus Musical Theatre, University of Chichester
1 Sept 2019 → 30 Sept 2022
External Advisor - BA (Hons) Popular Music (SCCB & Birmingham City University), Birmingham City University
30 Jun 2018 → …
External Advisor - BA Music Industries/BA (Hons) Media Production/BA (Hons) Public Relations and Media, Birmingham City University
31 May 2018 → …
External Examiner (and Chief External Examiner in 2019) - BA Popular Music; BA Hons Music, Theatre, Entertainment Management, Falmouth University
1 Sept 2016 → 30 Sept 2019
Keywords
- M Music
- Music
- Popular Music
- Digital Cultures
- Art
- Media
- Editor
- Musicology
- Cultural Studies
- Digital Media
- Digital Humanities
- Music Production
- Music History
- Musical subcultures
- Popular Culture
- History of Art
- Technology
- Digital Technology
- Virtual Reality
- Virtual Music
- Creative Industries
- Music Industry
- Music Business
- Media Studies
- Digital Archiving
- Digital communication and culture
- Communication
- Celebrity Studies
- Hip-Hop
- Dub
- Electronica
- Reggae
- Dance
- Danger Mouse
- Grace Jones
- Massive Attack
- The Weeknd
- Britpop
- Trip Hop
- Jungle
- Drum 'n' Bass
- Mariah Carey
- Diva
- Madonna
- David Bowie
- Gorillaz
- Damon Albarn
- Akai
- Remix
- Mashup
- Remixology
- Music Genre
- Copyright
- Law
- Intellectual Property Rights Law
- Netnography
- Internet of Things
- Social Media
- Pop Culture
- Sound Studies
- Soundsystem Culture
- Sonic Culture
- Electronic
- AI
- Digital Sampling
- Sampling
- Digital Art
- Digital culture
- Bit-coing
- Digital
- Pop
- Authorship
- Pet Shop Boys
- British Studies
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NORHOP: Exploring Social Politics, Inclusive Education, and Cultural Democratization Through the Lens of Norwegian Hip Hop Music (NORHOP)
Hansen, K. A. (PI), Rambarran, S. (PI), Ellefsen, L. W. (PI), Fagerheim, P. (PI) & Williams, J. (PI)
1/10/23 → 30/06/27
Project: Research Councils / Government Depts.
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Introduction: Mapping the Field: Explorations in the Study of Popular Music
Rambarran, S., Dines, M. & Smith, G. D., 23 Jun 2025, The Intellect Handbook of Popular Music Methodologies. Dines, M., Rambarran, S. & Smith, G. D. (eds.). Bristol: IntellectResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review
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The Intellect Handbook of Popular Music Methodologies
Rambarran, S. (Editor), Dines, M. (Editor) & Smith, G. D. (Editor), 13 Jun 2025, Bristol: Intellect. 752 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book - edited › peer-review
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DIVA: Feminism and Fierceness from Pop to Hip-Hop
Halligan, B. (Editor), Fairclough, K. (Editor), Rambarran, S. (Editor) & Hodges Persley, N. (Editor), 5 Oct 2023, New York: Bloomsbury. 296 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book - edited › peer-review
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Introduction: 'Y'All! The Diva and Us'
Halligan, B., Fairclough, K., Hodges Persley, N. & Rambarran, S., 30 Aug 2023, DIVA: Feminism and Fierceness from Pop to Hip-Hop. Halligan, B., Fairclough, K., Rambarran, S. & Hodges Presley, N. (eds.). New York: Bloomsbury, p. 1-21Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review
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“Proceed with Caution”: Mariah Carey – the Ultimate Diva in Popular Music and Culture?
Rambarran, S., 5 Oct 2023, DIVA: Feminism and Fierceness from Pop to Hip-Hop. Fairclough, K., Halligan, B., Hodges Persley, N. & Rambarran, S. (eds.). BloomsburyResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding with ISSN or ISBN › Chapter › peer-review
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Exploring Social Politics, Inclusive Education, and Cultural Democratization Through the Lens of Norwegian Hip Hop Music (NORHOP)
Hansen, K. A. (Organiser), Rambarran, S. (Participant), Ellefsen, L. W. (Participant), Fagerheim, P. (Participant), Williams, J. (Participant), Choudhari, M. A. (Participant), Sandve, B. (Participant) & Singh, S. (Participant)
15 Oct 2025 → 16 Oct 2025Activity: Events › Workshop
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The Intellect Handbook of Popular Music Methodologies
Rambarran, S. (Presenter), Dines, M. (Presenter), Inglis, B. (Presenter) & Barling, K. (Presenter)
18 Jun 2025Activity: External talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Book Launch
Rambarran, S. (Participant), Dines, M. (Participant) & Febrer Coll, E. (Chair)
14 Jun 2025Activity: Events › Event
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The Intellect Handbook of Popular Music Methodologies
Rambarran, S. (Presenter)
12 Sept 2024Activity: External talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Keynote: Change and Continuity: Traditions, Tensions and Transformations in Music Production - SMPR Conference 2024
Rambarran, S. (Presenter)
12 Sept 2024Activity: External talk or presentation › Invited talk