““If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” Desmond Tutu.
Work
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Dina & Polina, Live at The Rose Hill
Dina and Polina live during Refugee Week, June 2026 at The Rose Hill, Brighton. The third song is Dina’s own composition, this was the first public performance of the song. Songs 1 and 2 are Ukrainian folk songs. For more of…
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Summer 2026
We finished our summer with involvement in a couple of gigs with Brighton Creative Arts and Carnival Against Fascism After Party Brighton Creative Arts with Kofi Dako and Tudo Bem Organised by Jack, founder of Brighton Creative Arts at White Cliff…
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Crawley Mela 2026
Crawley Mela 2026; a spectacular and much welcome return to a major arts festival in the Sussex Calendar. Featuring; music, dance, food, circus acts, community stalls and a great atmosphere all day. Whether dancing with the crowd or sitting in the…
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Memories of Refugee Week.
It’s a warm early July evening. One of the many things Brighton does well is sunsets, especially along the seafront. A promenade and cycle path runs east to west along along the city seafront. Grassy lawns and parks, interspaced with cafe’s,…
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Reflections on Carnival Against Fascism
Carnival Against Fascism was a collective response to a far right threat to our city. In March 2026, multiple far right groups announced their intention to march through Brighton on June 13th. The day before national Refugee Week started. Communities in…
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Refugee Week 20th June 2026: Jubilee Library
Best Foot Music in partnership with Brighton & Hove City Council presents a celebration of community cohesion for Refugee Week 2026 Join us for a musical afternoon of incredible live music from some of the South East’s finest musicians, showcasing the creativity and…
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One World, One Love & Music & Migration Concerts
One World, One Love Festival organised by Culture Connect Project, a brilliant organisation from Newhaven East Sussex. Their website describes their aims “to promote cultural awareness, inclusion, and community engagement. Our mission is to build bridges between cultures and people, creating…
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PRINCES AMONGST MEN
Journeys with Romani-Gypsy Musicians, by Garth Cartwright Originally published in 2005, with a new edition published April this year, Princes Amongst Men documents the lives of Romani musicians in the Balkans. The new book includes freshly written chapters, bringing the book…
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Together Against the Far Right, 28th March London. Soundscape & Comments
A klezmer group, a brass band playing ‘Bella Ciao’ a gospel choir, a Ukrainian folk choir, Abba ‘Gimme Gimme, A man after Midnight’, Jungle, Drum and Bass, Junior Murvin’s Police and Thieves, a home made sound system blasting Acid House.…Just some…
Context
Best Foot Music is a play on ‘Best Foot Forward’. A way to look ahead, and conjure positive images & conversations on the movement of people & cultural contributions made by those people.
Music is a route through which people can express their complex identities and become part of a wider community. Whilst helping make it easy to find us online, simplistic labels such as ‘Refugee’ & ‘Migrant’, or viewing or people solely by religion or ethnicity can be divisive. We value individual complex identities and promote shared values, experiences. A Brighton based non-profit organisation.
We collaborate with musicians & communities who have moved to the UK from around the World.
Established in 2009, we aim to make space for artists who may be marginalised,
to co-create projects & document their work. There are many reasons people move to another region, but the migration of people and ideas is and always has been a normal pattern of human behaviour. We occasionally document the work of organisations that share our values of celebrating diverse communities or document the work of organisations that give context to the reasons people are forced to flee their homes and seek safety in the UK.
Regulars
Bashir Al Gamar
Brighton based Sudanese Songwriter, Poet and Community Activist
Dina & Polina
Brighton duo sharing Ukrainian language and melodies. Dina and Polina also facilitate music workshops
Svitlo Amal
Brighton based Syrian / Ukrainian folk trio, and workshop facilitators
Ukrainian Voices
Brighton based Ukrainian choir
Support with Music
Music for Humanitarian aid