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Best Foot Music

By Phillip Minns

Stories and collaborations with musicians and communities from around the World, living and working in the UK, plus the occasional soundscape recording from our travels.
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India Soundscape 2023 Part 06: Hyderabad, Qutub Shahi Tombs, 23rd August

Best Foot MusicAug 28, 2023

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India Soundscape 2023 Part 06: Hyderabad, Qutub Shahi Tombs, 23rd August

India Soundscape 2023 Part 06: Hyderabad, Qutub Shahi Tombs, 23rd August

Sounds recorded approaching, in and around the Qutub Shahi Tombs, Hyderabad. The 7 tombs were built between 1550 and 1667. The large domed structures create a natural reverb and are stunningly beautiful to walk around.

Aug 28, 202314:11
India Soundscape 2023 Part 05: Nagpur, 13th to 16th August

India Soundscape 2023 Part 05: Nagpur, 13th to 16th August

Soundscape from Nagpur, including a musician outside Deekshabhoomi, where B. R. Ambedkar converted to Buddhism as an action against the caste system and street sounds from the Itwari market district.

Aug 28, 202311:42
India Soundscape 2023 Part 01: Hyderabad to Balharshah Train, 29th July

India Soundscape 2023 Part 01: Hyderabad to Balharshah Train, 29th July

Soundscape made on the train journey from Hyderabad to Balharshah.

Aug 28, 202305:41
India Soundscape 2023 Part 04: Gadchiroli District, surrounding villages, International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9th August

India Soundscape 2023 Part 04: Gadchiroli District, surrounding villages, International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9th August

Gond people drumming, Chatgaon, Maharashtra, Jungle sounds and music from Markbodi. All recorded during events taking place on International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 9th of August.

Aug 27, 202310:45
India Soundscape 2023 Part 03: Gadchiroli 17th to 21st August

India Soundscape 2023 Part 03: Gadchiroli 17th to 21st August

Our last few days in Gadchiroli include; a candy floss vendor arriving outside the house, monsoon rains, a school choir, distant drums from a funeral on the far side of the river Kathani, morning sounds and insects on our final evening before making the journey to Hyderabad for our flight home (Hyderabad will be in the next episode)

Aug 27, 202317:29
India Soundscape 2023 Part 02: Gadchiroli 29th July to 13th August

India Soundscape 2023 Part 02: Gadchiroli 29th July to 13th August

Soundscape recording made in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, whilst visiting family. Includes street and nature sounds, Sunday market and Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin parade.

Aug 27, 202330:28
Amnesty International UK Student Conference, 29 Jan 2023
Jan 30, 202312:14
They are waiting for us to become civilised, while we are waiting for them to turn human.
Nov 03, 202201:05:55
Decolonising The Creative Space: Chapter 4

Decolonising The Creative Space: Chapter 4

The 4th and final part of this series. Intersectionality, the 5 'R's & concluding thoughts.

Jul 29, 202023:48
Decolonising The Creative Space: Chapter 3

Decolonising The Creative Space: Chapter 3

Kamla & Laila discuss their own experiences with arts-related projects.  

Topics include; Unlearning,  decision-making processes,  the 'right' voice, micro and macro biases and thinking from the margin.

The 4th and final part of this conversation will be published Friday 31st July 9.00 am UK time.

Jul 23, 202024:41
Coming Soon: Decolonising The Creative Space

Coming Soon: Decolonising The Creative Space

Trailer for Episode 3 (of 4) of Decolonising The Creative Space, with Kamla Jo Braithwaite & Dr Laila Kadiwal.


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Polina Shepherd: 5 Choirs, 150 Voices, Russian & Yiddish songs & Cultural Activism
Jul 16, 202015:28
Decolonising The Creative Space: Chapter 2

Decolonising The Creative Space: Chapter 2

Part 2: Kamla Jo Braithwaite & Dr Laila Kadiwal from Trinidad and Tobago and India, discussing their own experiences of working in creative spaces. Chapter 2 includes; Problematic terminologies 'the other', who can tell a story? Black Lives Matter and the creative spaces in Trinidad and Tobago.

Jul 13, 202014:31
Decolonising The Creative Space: Chapter 1
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Best Foot Music: Pilot Episode: Influences and Beginnings
Jul 08, 202004:39