Founder of TEASE, South London
BRMP, Sherborne
PTS, Bristol
disco/house/techno

Raised in Antigua & Barbuda on mangoes, calypso, and the ocean, Joshu crafts quietly beautiful indie folk songs meant for gentle afternoons or silent moments alone.  With British roots, his Caribbean childhood was steeped in the eclectic musical tastes of his parents and the island.  From John Martyn to Jack Johnson to King Short Shirt, these influences have inspired a beautiful combination of folk and groove with deep lyrical content.

His first EP Lines of Time, co-produced with Justin “JusBus” Nation (John Legend, Jah Cure, Kes) garnered over 2 million streams, with the single Where Did the Time Go winning the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in 2019.  Following this success, they collaborated again on the follow-up Ocean Daze EP, which interwove gaelic-inspired melodies and West Indian rhythms for a soft, nostalgic island sound.

Emerging from the pandemic, just as his covid project was getting dangerously close to becoming a full time job (he started a mushroom farm), Joshu returned with a Mahogany Session, featuring the title track of his new EP, way back home.  Inspired by a journey sailing across the Atlantic, the record serves as an introspective exploration of place, pondering how one comes to belong in a land, and the quiet discomfort of never feeling truly at home.

Sound Citizens play Swunk, a unique blend of swing and funk and just about everything in between. With this commanding disregard for musical genres, together with seemingly endless amounts of energy, their live show is dangerously infectious. Not to mention their masterfully crafted lyrics, interweaving vivid stories and annoyingly satisfying hooks to transport us to their fantastical Swunk Universe. How five spare parts from across the globe managed to find each other and form this captivating mash-up, not even they know, but Sound Citizens are introducing the world to a new kind of Caribbean sound.

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