{"id":12679,"date":"2026-03-26T17:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colours.cz\/?post_type=program&#038;p=12679"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T11:04:37","slug":"joshua-idehen","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/www.colours.cz\/en\/ucinkujici\/joshua-idehen\/","title":{"rendered":"JOSHUA IDEHEN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Joshua Idehen\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/3PubLnxnO5N2Avr3UvG1Vc?si=cHBpzK5UShuTFYoNpw6W-g&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes it feels like the world is stuck in an endless cycle of bad news. And then someone plays you music that just pulls you deeper into it. But there\u2019s another option \u2013 music that doesn\u2019t deny any of it, yet still refuses to leave you there. Spoken word on the edge of poetry and music, speaking directly to you. Texts about relationships, about everyday life, about the things that still hold us together. Even serious themes are delivered with a certain lightness \u2013 like the moment you hear \u201cChoose a balanced diet \/ Eat the rich\u201d and realise that irony sometimes says more than explanation ever could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joshua Idehen - It Always Was (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2yzrDWCzPh8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Joshua Idehen is one of those voices that find you before you go looking for them. A British-Nigerian poet and performer who grew out of London\u2019s open mic scene and went on to collaborate with projects like Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming. Today, he works closely with producer Ludvig Parment, together pushing spoken word beyond literary settings into a live, shared experience. The turning point came with Mum Does The Washing, a track that started as a Twitter thread and ended up changing his career. In 2026, he returns with the album I Know You\u2019re Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try \u2013 a record that holds together personal experience and collective energy. 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