Here Because Of Hope [2xLP]

Ezra Collective - Here Because Of Hope [2xLP]

Ezra Collective's Here Because Of Hope is the most ambitious and personal record of their career, conceived as a body of work split into three spiritual and geographical movements. The album traces the movement of Black people across continents and decades, from the music of Africa to the rhythms of the Caribbean, and home to the streets of London.

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 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, and Leona Lewis, and reaching across the full breadth of the global African diaspora, Here Because Of Hope is a record of remarkable warmth, ambition, and humanity from Britain's most vital band at the peak of their powers.

Available on translucent white vinyl (Indie Exclusive) or translucent blue vinyl, both in gatefold jacket.