Headfirst Editor's Pick
"Uplifting poetry melds with soul, spiritual jazz, dusty hiphop and rolling broken beat in the singular soundworld of Sons of Kemet wordsmith Joshua Idehen. Essential solo show FFO: Calabashed, Infinity Knives, Daedelus, Neue Grafik Ensemble."
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A gig held at The Jam Jar on Wednesday 7th June. The event starts at 19:30.
“A Poetic Masterpiece”
Afropunk
Joshua Idehen is a British-born Nigerian based in Sweden. A spoken word artist and musician, he has contributed poems to Mercury-nominated albums ‘Channel The Spirits’ by The Comet Is Coming, ‘Your Queen Is A Reptile’ and the Mobo winning "Black Is The Future", both by Sons of Kemet. More recently, he formed Calabashed with Alabaster DePlume, a spiritual jazz crew who were recently named a 2021 one-to-watch by NME, and worked with LA electronic maestro Daedelus on the critically acclaimed mini LP, "Holy Water Over Sons". In 2022, he begins his journey as a solo musical artist, collaborating with producer Ludvig Parment (Saturday, Monday). Joshua has a decades live experience, touring with Sons of Kemet to his band Benin City as well as debut solo performances in 2022 at Secret Garden Party and Green Man Festival.
“Idehen’s words are always worth leaning in for”
Q Magazine
Support from Solomon OB - Artist, Poet, Musician
UK Slam Champion 2016 (Hammer & Tongue)
Entry requirements:
Afropunk
Joshua Idehen is a British-born Nigerian based in Sweden. A spoken word artist and musician, he has contributed poems to Mercury-nominated albums ‘Channel The Spirits’ by The Comet Is Coming, ‘Your Queen Is A Reptile’ and the Mobo winning "Black Is The Future", both by Sons of Kemet. More recently, he formed Calabashed with Alabaster DePlume, a spiritual jazz crew who were recently named a 2021 one-to-watch by NME, and worked with LA electronic maestro Daedelus on the critically acclaimed mini LP, "Holy Water Over Sons". In 2022, he begins his journey as a solo musical artist, collaborating with producer Ludvig Parment (Saturday, Monday). Joshua has a decades live experience, touring with Sons of Kemet to his band Benin City as well as debut solo performances in 2022 at Secret Garden Party and Green Man Festival.
“Idehen’s words are always worth leaning in for”
Q Magazine
Support from Solomon OB - Artist, Poet, Musician
UK Slam Champion 2016 (Hammer & Tongue)
Entry requirements:
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