India family visit, 2023; Gadchiroli district.
Our diary from our visit to family and friends in India. We spent most of the time in Gadchiroli, where Laila grew up. We flew in and...
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Welcome to the Blog pages. Everything we do includes some element of collaboration, this includes all the activities under the 'Work' topic. Everything in the 'Communities' header is work organised by the communities, individuals and organisations we work with, sometimes we've played a small role, and sometimes we're just there for a day out. There will usually be links to their web pages and social media, please support and follow them.
Best Foot Music
- Jul 11
Ivana Kupala Brighton
A fabulous afternoon event, organised by by members of the local Ukranian community. Held in Preston Park on Sunday 9th July. The Kupala...
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Best Foot Music
- May 29
Refugee Week 2023: June 24th, Jubilee Library & Bashir Al Gamar in Hastings
Thanks to everyone who came, supported and took part in our Refugee Week event at Jubilee Library. Here's a few pics from the day, video...
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Best Foot Music
- May 22
Spring Highlights 2023
It's been a busy Spring, we've been involved with lots of great events, community days & gigs, either booking artists, helping organise...
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Tetiana Topcheva
- Apr 14
Welcome to Ukrainian Voices Choir, Brighton
If you think Ukrainian music is all about melancholy, you've clearly never heard the Ukrainian Voices choir! While their repertoire spans...
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Best Foot Music
- Mar 5
Global Music Celebration @ Jubilee Library, Brighton
Sunday 5th March was a collaborative celebration of music from around the World, all via our local community in Sussex. Big thanks to all...
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Best Foot Music
- Jan 30
Music as Activism, Amnesty International UK Student Conference 2023
The Amnesty International UK Student Conference is an annual event, led by students at the UK Amnesty headquarters in London. Featuring a...
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Best Foot Music
- Dec 19, 2022
Community work & Sound System, Winter 2022.
Out and about with the Best Foot Music community sound system
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Marek Kohn
- Oct 16, 2022
What Razom Means
The second Razom gathering at the Rose Hill was a celebration of Ukrainian culture – food and music, both in generous measures. By the...
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Best Foot Music
- Sep 25, 2022
Late Summer to Autumn 2022: Concerts & Community
25th September: Lambrego, Migrants' Song Cycle. It was a pleasure to be involved in the Lambrego, Migrants Song Cycle concert in...
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Best Foot Music
- Jun 29, 2022
Разом – Razom – Together
Sharing Ukrainian food, music and friendship, at The Rose Hill, Brighton, 24th July 2022. We now have around 400 Ukrainians here with us...
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Best Foot Music
- Jun 25, 2022
Spring to Summer: Concerts and Community Festivals
Ukrainian Ivana Kupala, Ipswich Global Rhythm, Hastings Sanctuary; festivals and concerts around the South East. Events we've been...
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Best Foot Music
- Jun 25, 2022
Refugee Week: June 25th at Jubilee Library, Brighton
Including some exciting musicians from Ukraine performing their first time in Brighton. Collaborative event with Jubilee Library and...
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Best Foot Music
- May 31, 2022
Brighton Festival 2022: The Riwaq & Our Place.
Music recordings, video and photographs from all our events with Brighton Festival 2022. It's been a magical experience to have been...
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Best Foot Music
- Apr 25, 2022
Maté Café relaunch, 23rd April 2022
After 2 years away, due to Covid, we're back with Maté Cafe, in a new location, the ONCA Barge on Brighton Marina. The cafe ran from...
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Best Foot Music
- Nov 18, 2021
Glyndebourne at Canterbury Cathedral with Bashir Al Gamar "Song for Amal"
Glyndebourne is a beautiful English country house, set in the Sussex Downs, it's been an opera house since1934, and is possibly one of...
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Best Foot Music
- Oct 4, 2021
International Music Afternoon @ Jubilee Library, Brighton. 9th October
Our first live event in over 2 years, this was a special concert, with some of Brightons finest Global/Local musicians . Organised in...
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Best Foot Music
- Sep 13, 2021
Summer & Autumn Gigs 2021
After nearly 18 months without gigs, live music events are slowly returning. We've been out and about with Jamal and Alaa, and are...
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Best Foot Music
- Jul 27, 2021
Laila Kadiwal; Publications, July 2021
Laila has been working on a number of articles over the last few months. Two are recently published, concerning Covid and its impact on...
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Best Foot Music
- May 1, 2021
All The Madmen, Steve Ignorant Collaboration
We are super excited about this, lovely collaboration with All The Madmen Records, Steve Ignorant (Crass). and some of the musicians and...
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Best Foot Music
- Mar 5, 2021
The Stay Home Travel Show: Episode 8; Community Halls & Kitchens
This weeks theme is 'Community Halls and Kitchens' as that's we're the recordings are made, peoples houses, community centres, a few...
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Best Foot Music
- Feb 7, 2021
The Stay Home Travel Show: Episode 5, Music & Chat with Mishwar NGO Lebanon
With special guest Tony from Mishwar.org Featuring music made by young people in refugee camps in Lebanon, working as part of Mishwar....
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Best Foot Music
- Jan 23, 2021
The Stay Home Travel Show: Episode 2, Kapil Seshasayee
Kapil Seshasayee is a polymath, both as a songwriter and as a sound-smith, creating something wholly unique. Combining electronica...
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Best Foot Music
- Dec 16, 2020
Exile - A Mind In Winter.
Even under ‘normal’ circumstances this event would have been an exciting and ambitious project. Originally planned for April 2020,...
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