{"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":"2026-07-15T09:42:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:42:38","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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes it feels like the world is stuck in an endless cycle of bad news. Then someone puts on music that only pulls you deeper into it. Or there\u2019s another option: music that doesn\u2019t deny reality, but refuses to leave you there. Joshua Idehen\u2019s spoken word exists somewhere between poetry and music, speaking directly to the listener. His texts explore relationships, everyday life, and the things that still hold us together. Even the most serious subjects are delivered with a sense of lightness, as when the line, \u201cChoose a balanced diet \/ Eat the rich,\u201d slips in, reminding you that irony can be a powerful tool.<\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">British-Nigerian poet and performer Joshua Idehen is one of those voices that tends to find you rather than the other way around. After emerging from London\u2019s open mic scene, he went on to collaborate with acclaimed acts including Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming. Today, he works closely with Swedish producer Ludvig Parment, together pushing spoken word beyond literary events and into compelling live performances. His breakthrough came with\u00a0Mum Does The Washing, a piece that began as a Twitter thread before unexpectedly changing the course of his career. In 2026, he returns with the album\u00a0I Know You\u2019re Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try, a deeply personal yet collective work built on empathy and shared experience. Experience Joshua Idehen live on the Steel Stage at Colours of Ostrava, where this kind of performance truly comes into its own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poetry that won\u2019t let you stand aside<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12677,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":[],"program-year":[456],"program-category":[120],"program-genre":[190,262],"program-country":[163],"class_list":["post-12679","program","type-program","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","program-category-music-programme","program-genre-dance-en","program-genre-rap-en","program-country-velka-britanie-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>JOSHUA IDEHEN - Colours of Ostrava<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colours.cz\/en\/ucinkujici\/joshua-idehen\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"JOSHUA IDEHEN - 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