The Middle East and Central Asia Music Forum was established in 2007 to provide an opportunity for those researching the musics of the region. The Forum meets twice a year, usually in Senate House. With the support of the British Forum for Ethnomusicology and the Centre for Music Studies, City University London, the first meeting of the 2012-2013 academic year was held on Thursday December 6, 2012, at Senate House. The meeting featured presentations by John Baily, Carolyn Landau, Simone Tarsitani, Miranda Crowdus, Owen Wright, Nina ter Laan, Stephen Wilford, and Sara Manasseh. Review on this event, written by Marie Saunders, PhD student at City University, is available below.