Ezra Collective - Here Because Of Hope

2LP Vinyl - PTSN3069-1 (Ocean Blue Vinyl)

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 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.

Condition:

Media: Mint (M)

Sleeve: Mint (M)

Track List: 

A1. Part 1
A2. Blow Your Trumpet
A3. Sweet Echo
A4. Don't Worry
A5. Only Love
B1. Someday
B2. Part 2
B3. Birdie Sings
B4. The Last Stand
C1. Well Organised
C2. El Corazon
C3. Bunny On The Rise
D1. Part 3
D2. All I Need
D3. Jubilee Feeling
D4. Black Flag
D5. Most High