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Everything we do includes some element of collaboration, this includes all the activities under the ‘Projects’ 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.
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Journeys Festival International: Portsmouth. 27 October 2018
A really nice event in Portsmouth. Organised by Artreach. Jamal and Alaa were booked to play on the stage at St Marys Church in Fratton. The line up on the day was truly international, and a great representation of the local community. https://www.journeysfestival.com http://artreach.biz/
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Maté Café: October 6. 2018
The second event was also a great success, with more musicians joining and variety of Syrian food (which sold out in half an hour!) Other activities included children’s art workshops and story telling sessions, as well as Arabic lessons and of course Maté tea.
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I Refugee. Should I stay or should I go?
Are refugees given sanctuary in the UK or are they being forced out by a hostile environment? An event hosted jointly by Hear Alkebu-Lan Institute and Refugee Radio. A panel discussion including those who have first-hand experience of forced migration and the asylum system themselves, rather than just experts talking about them on their behalf.…
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Maté Café: September 22. 2018
The first event was well attended, there was live music from Jamal and Khaldoun, and Syrian falafel wraps made by the team, which were also well received.
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Summer 2018, Refugee Week and more
Summer 2018 has been our busiest since we started Best Foot Music, with artists playing all over the south east. Ranging from Refugee Week, festivals and private functions. There are individual pages for the larger ones such as Royal Festival Hall, and our own Flavours of Syria fundraising event. Every gig we are involved in…
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Flavours of Syria fundraising concert and meal
Organised by a collective of friends, including born and bred Brighton folk, and those who’ve made new homes here. With support from Refugee Radio and Best Foot Music, we’re all part of the same social circle and have now organised a number of fundraising events together. Previous events have been in aid of the local…
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Giles Duley: Legacy Of War Fundraiser and Community Gathering, Hastings 4th & 5th July 2018
We were very pleased to be invited to involve musicians Bashir Al Gamar and Raghad Haddad in this fundraising community event for photographer Giles Duley’s charity Legacy Of War. he event included an exhibition of Giles’s photography, a meal and of course live music. Held in Hastings at St Mary in The Castle on the…
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Royal Festival Hall Concerts June 2018
Earlier in the 2018, we had been asked by the Southbank Centre to provide music groups for two shows in the Royal Festival Hall Central Bar. An early afternoon time show as part of a series called “Friday Lunch” and commemorating 20 years of ‘Refugee Week’ and an evening show called “Friday Tonic” which was…
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Guifa Project
he Giufà Project was commissioned by Glyndebourne and created by an international team based in Italy, Portugal, Romania and the UK. The project is a collaboration of arts groups and activists from a range of backgrounds around the theme of migration, told via a folk figure called Guifa, who appears in stories around the…
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