Author Biography
Laura Leante is Professor of Ethnomusicology at Durham University (UK). She studied ethnomusicology at the University of Rome “La Sapienza,” where she was awarded both her first degree (1999) and her PhD (2003).
Her research interests range over Indian classical and folk music, music of the South Asian diaspora, performance analysis, music and globalisation, and popular music; she has been researching gesture and embodiment in music performance and for a number of years, including through projects funded by the British Academy and the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Laura Leante is a long-standing member of the European Seminar in Ethnomusicology (ESEM), for which she has served as Secretary General (2014–2021) and is currently President.
