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Best Foot Music is 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.

Latest

Winter Warmer January 2026

November 1, 2025

Save the date folks. A fantastic line up of music and dance from around the World. Some new acts and some old favourites. January 31st, Jubilee Library, Brighton. Polina Shepherd & Slavic Voices Slavic Voices present a vibrant selection of folk music from the Slavic world, showcasing the rich cultural heritage found in traditions from…
Summer Fusion Festival

September 7, 2025

September 7th Jubilee Library and Square. Thanks to everyone who came, supported and all involved in Summer Fusion Festival on September 7th, in collaboration with Brighton and Hove City Libraries, Cohesion Plus and SameSky. Manal Garezeddin Photographs Best Foot Music Photographs Music Programme 12.00 Ilesh and Jayesh – Sitar & Tabla 12.45 Ukrainian Voices Choir…
June Concerts, Festivals & Activities

June 28, 2025

Thanks to all the lovely organisations and individuals who booked musicians we collaborate with, to take part in their events during Refugee Week and other June celebrations and activities. May 29th: Content Gathering Day with United Kingdom for UNHCR In May, Bashir Al Gamar was invited to take part in The UN Refugee Agency United…
Refugee Week @ Jubilee Library: June 21st

May 15, 2025

Thanks to everyone who was involved, in organising, sharing, supporting and collaborating, including all the fantastic musicians, community organisations, library team and over 250 people who came by on the day to enjoy the music. We hope to post some recordings soon. Live music from around the world, by people seeking sanctuary in Brighton &…
Ethno Echo; Ukrainian Community Folk Festival

May 3, 2025

A lovely afternoon organised by the local Ukrainian community and friends. Held inside and on the front steps of the Unitarian Church, with food, folk art stalls, historical information, music and community dances. A lovely afternoon was had by all. Thanks Stand For Ukraine and all their friends for organising. Also big thanks to Vlada,…
The Spirit of Sudan: Fundraiser Album

April 23, 2025

This project is a collaborative idea between Bashir Al Gamar and Best Foot Music. Bashir has spent much of his life, using his music and poetry to raise the voices of people affected by conflict, and to support the people in Sudan, especially around the village he grew up in. Over the Years he helped…
May 8th: Community Fundraiser for Sudan & CD Launch Party

April 20, 2025

Thursday 8th May, Community fundraising gig for people affected by the war in Sudan. The Prince Albert, Brighton. Brighton based Sudanese musician Bashir Al Gamar, plus music students from the Level 4 Professional Diploma in Music at Northbrook College, in collaboration with Bashir and our friends at Refugee Radio All funds raised from the event…
Gravesend Vaisakhi, April 2025

April 13, 2025

A huge heartwarming, inclusive celebration, organised by the Sikh community in Gravesend. Vaisakhi marks the first day of the month of Vaisakh, in the Punjab calendar, traditionally celebrated on the 13th or 14th of April. This event on Saturday the 12th, was part of a full programme of activities organised by the community, centred around…
Monstrous Anger of the Guns. Jeremy Corbyn: In Conversation with Rhona Michie & Carmen Wilson. Chaired by Laila Kadiwal.

April 3, 2025

Sound recording of the conversation chaired by Associate Professor Dr Laila Kadiwal, with Jeremy Corbyn MP, Rhona Michie, Carmen Wilson on the devastating impact of the global arms trade. The vast majority of war time causalities are civilians. Palestinian author and activist Ahmed Alnaouq was also meant to be in attendance, but further members of his…

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.