Josh Osho ft. Ghostface Killah ‘Redemption Days’ Released: 25th July 2011

South Londoner Josh Osho is an inherently gifted singer songwriter who has one of the finest pop/soul voices to come out of the UK in years and a life-story packed full of the stuff that films are made of. Born to a half Northern Irish, half Nigerian mother and ex-boxer and musician stroke cultural educationalist father, Josh Osho has not only experienced more than your average teenager, but more than many people may do in a lifetime. Following an unconventional and often tempestuous childhood, Josh went from being in and out of home at the age of 16 and dealing drugs from notorious half-way house Ebenezer hotel at 17, to signing a record deal at 18, and finding himself recording in a studio with two members of the Wu Tang clan at 19. It may be a universal cliché to say someone has been saved from a darker route in life by music, but when it comes to Josh Osho this really is the case. Josh began writing songs from an early age, when one of his mum’s friends threw out a guitar and he started trying it out. A poetic way with words combined with a natural ear for melody (at home the family stereo played everything from traditional Irish folk to New Soul), meant that songwriting came easily, and by his early teens Josh was picking out his own compositions alongside finger perfect renditions of John Legend and Ben Harper songs. Around this time Josh did something that has been repeated by teenagers since time immemorial – he started falling out with his parents. Along with his older brother, there was a period where he’d leave home, then come back, then get thrown out... and so on. Josh started sleeping rough, dossing down where he could. Sometimes alone; sometimes with his brother. Perhaps his experiences during his time shaped the spiritual integrity and universal resonance that you’d expect from a songwriter twice Josh’s age, or perhaps he was always someone with an old head on young shoulders. Either way, Josh is a young man and artist who has come up the hard way and it is there for everyone to hear in his music. Among those to hear it first were Record Company co-president and A&R man Darcus Beese - who promptly signed Josh to Island records - and the legendary Ghostface Killah - who immediately reached out to Josh about guesting on what has now become Josh’s debut release, ‘Redemption Days’. RZA quickly followed suit, adding his personal touch to the project by remixing ‘Redemption Days’. A few sessions in the studio and one video shoot later and Wu Tang have now stepped up as the executive producers on Josh’s forthcoming debut album, L.I.F.E,
The ‘Redemption Days’ EP featuring Ghostface Killah and including remixes from RZA, Distance, Roni Size and Mensah will be released by Island records on July 25th 2011.
www.myspace.com/joshoshomusic- CLICK HERE Check out the Redemption Days Video
“I usually don’t work with a lot of people, but my man Josh is in another lane….” Ghostface Killah.