Podcasts by Best Foot Music

India Soundscape 2023 Part 06: Hyderabad, Qutub Shahi Tombs, 23rd August from 2023-08-28T08:44:40

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 b...

India Soundscape 2023 Part 05: Nagpur, 13th to 16th August from 2023-08-28T08:32:28

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 dist...

India Soundscape 2023 Part 01: Hyderabad to Balharshah Train, 29th July from 2023-08-28T08:22:02

Soundscape made on the train journey from Hyderabad to Balharshah.

India Soundscape 2023 Part 04: Gadchiroli District, surrounding villages, International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9th August from 2023-08-27T22:28:10

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 Augu...

India Soundscape 2023 Part 03: Gadchiroli 17th to 21st August from 2023-08-27T17:01:10

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, mornin...

India Soundscape 2023 Part 02: Gadchiroli 29th July to 13th August from 2023-08-27T10:49:39

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

Amnesty International UK Student Conference, 29 Jan 2023 from 2023-01-30T19:55:59

We were invited along with our friend and collaborator Polina Shepherd to discuss music as a form of activism, at the Amnesty International annual UK Student conference, at the Amnesty UK headqu...

They are waiting for us to become civilised, while we are waiting for them to turn human. from 2022-11-03T21:14:33

Conversation with Jacinta Kerketta, Felix Padel & Laila Kadiwal, on Adivasi & minority rights, democracy, protest, environmentalism, & colonialism in India. 

The title of...

Decolonising The Creative Space: Chapter 4 from 2020-07-29T22:00

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

Decolonising The Creative Space: Chapter 3 from 2020-07-23T22:00

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

Topics include; Unlearning,  decision-making processes,  the 'right' voice, micro and macro bi...

Coming Soon: Decolonising The Creative Space from 2020-07-22T12:14:26

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

Polina Shepherd: 5 Choirs, 150 Voices, Russian & Yiddish songs & Cultural Activism from 2020-07-16T12:07:48

Brighton based musician, composer and cultural activist Polina Shepherd on her exciting collaborative project with Lorin Sklamberg and choirs based in the UK and USA. 

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Decolonising The Creative Space: Chapter 2 from 2020-07-13T20:00:56

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 terminolog...

Decolonising The Creative Space: Chapter 1 from 2020-07-13T19:34:24

Part 1: Kamla Jo Braithwaite & Dr Laila Kadiwal from Trinidad and Tobago and India, discussing their own experiences of working in creative spaces. Chapter 1 includes, Setting the context; w...

Best Foot Music: Pilot Episode: Influences and Beginnings from 2020-07-08T16:33:16

This episode is about how we started Best Foot Music. 

It features the music of Anna Lazareva. 

You can find the full recording session with Anna here: Listen

Best Foot Music: Trailer from 2020-07-07T16:33:16

A brief overview of what you’ll find here.