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”Idehen is a firm favourite of the music industry, having already worked on a plethora of projects in the UK Jazz and electronic scene, contributing vocals to two Mercury-prize nominated albums” – Clash Magazine
Joshua Idehen is a spoken word artist, poet, musician, and mainstay of the jazz and electronic scene. His poems feature on The Comet Is Coming’s album Channel The Spirit (Mercury Prize nominated) and Sons of Kemet’s albums Your Queen Is A Reptile and Black Is The Future (MOBO Award winning). He also formed a spiritual jazz crew, Calabashed, with Alabaster DePlume, and collaborated with L.A. electronic maestro Daedelus on the critically acclaimed mini-album, Holy Water Over Sons. Earlier this year, Joshua released his collaboration with Metronomy, titled With Balance. His recent single ‘All You Can Do Is Try’ was also remixed by Swedish DJs Bella Boo and Mr. Tophat.
Following his 2023 mixtape, Learn To Swim (“a poetic masterpiece” – Afropunk), Joshua Idehen continues his solo project in 2024 with a fresh four-track EP, Mum Does The Washing. Crafted alongside producer and instrumentalist Ludvig Parment, this record fuses poetry with modern club sounds in a natural, free-flowing way that walks the line between a profound and dance-inducing listen.
