Ezra Collective - Here Because Of Hope

‘HERE BECAUSE OF HOPE’ 2LP HOUSED IN A GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH PRINTED INNERS,
PRESSED ON TRANSPARENT OCEAN BLUE COLOUR VINYL.

Ezra Collective's 'Here Because of Hope' on colored vinyl in blue is a captivating jazz album that explores the movement of Black people across continents and musical influences. With a concept split into three spiritual and geographical movements, the album beautifully traces the journey from Africa to the Caribbean and London. Featuring collaborations with renowned artists, this record is a testament to the joy, urgency, and undeniable talent of the band over their decade-long career.

Formed in the youth clubs of London, Mercury Prize and BRIT Award-winners Femi Koleoso, TJ Koleoso, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison and Ife Ogunjobi have now spent over a decade making jazz joyful, urgent and undeniable. On Here Because Of Hope, they push that vision further than ever, asking a simple but profound question: why does so much Black music born out of pain sound so joyful? Their answer is hope: the belief, carried across generations and oceans, that something better is possible.
Anchored by collaborations with Pa Salieu, Lila Iké, Leona Lewis, and reaching across the full breadth of the global African diaspora (including America, where those same African and Caribbean roots gave birth to jazz itself) Here Because Of Hope is a record of remarkable warmth, ambition and humanity, and the sound of Britain's most vital band at the peak of their powers.