We are anti war, anti colonial, anti fascist, pro decolonising, pro BDS, pro freedom for Palestine and all people being subjected to oppression & violence in all forms.
Work
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Brighton Refugee Week 2017
Refugee Week 2017 in Brighton was slightly extended and took place over 2 weeks. Activities where organised by many groups, with Sanctuary on Sea coordinating. These are some of the events we attended or helped with. For a full program, see…
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Healing Sounds of Ancient Turkey
A night of Anatolian Sufi music and poetry was organised by the Brighton group The Anatolian Friendship Association and took place in St Marys Church Hall, Brighton, Saturday 13th May The event featured Latif Bolat, a specialist in ancient Turkish devotional…
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International Language Day 2017
Held on the 18 February 2017, in the Brighton Open Market; the day was a celebration of the diversity of language and culture in our city. Funded by the National Lottery Big Lottery fund, several months of planning went into the…
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Sussex Syrian Community Fundraiser Concert
The event was a collaboration between friends and volunteers, working jointly with Best Foot Music, Sussex Syrian Community Group, Stand Up to Racism and Sussex Interpreting Services. Events like this are an important and enjoyable opportunity to celebrate our community and…
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Polish friends, Sudanese music and Iftar meal.
Short stories with friends from around the World, in the UK. Its four days since the ‘Brexit’ vote, and one consequence has been a visible rise in racism and xenophobic attacks. On Sunday morning came news of the attack on POSK.…
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Voice of Santur Fundraiser for Rojova
Fundraising event for medical supplies for Syria, featuring Kurdish, Iranian and Afghani musicians. We worked with the organisers in an event management capacity and technical support role, and also documented the night with photography and audio recordings, which will eventually appear…
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Calais ‘Jungle’ Camp Recording Session
On December 17, as part of on going work with an several organisations, I travelled to Calais, to record a concert with musicians in the refugee camp there. The concert was held on Friday the 18th, International Migrants Day. Before travelling,…
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Crawley International Mela Festival
Crawley International Mela Festival was established in 1989, running for many years in the grounds of the Hawth Theatre. It was the biggest community lead festival in Sussex, celebrating the diversity of Crawley and the surrounding areas. We were invited to…
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Lessons for Gadzo
In 2013 we where approached by documentary maker Victoria Fiore, who wanted to make a film based around Gypsy Stars and their families. The main idea of the film was developed by band leader Jerzy, who wanted to show as much…
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
