Ezra Collective Shares New Song, Details New Album and Tour

London’s Ezra Collective are releasing a new album, Here Because Of Hope. Arriving via Partisan, the record is out September 18. The jazz quintet has also shared a preview of the album, “Only Love,” featuring British-Gambian rapper Pa Salieu. Watch the lively music video below.

Here Because Of Hope is Ezra Collective’s first album since their 2024 full-length, Dance, No One’s Watching. In addition to Salieu, the project features Leona Lewis, Jamaican singer Lila Iké, Cameroonian singer Libianca, and Black Panther actress Letitia Wright. The album encompasses genres of the Black diaspora including calypso, afrobeat, and grime.

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According to drummer Femi Koleoso, the album was conceived after the band considered the many “Black genres where the story is painful.” “And we came up with hope. It's the hope that one day this pain will change and take me to that place. So we’re going to write in anticipation of that place.”

In June, Ezra Collective will embark on a multi-continent tour, trekking across Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia. Scroll down for the full itinerary.

Here Because Of Hope:01 Part I02 Blow Your Trumpet03 Sweet Echo04 Don’t Worry05 Only Love [ft. Pa Salieu]06 Someday07 Part 208 Birdie Sings09 The Last Stand10 Well Organised [ft. Lila Ike]11 El Corazon12 Bunny On The Rise13 Part 314 All I Need [ft. Leona Lewis]15 Jubilee Feeling16 Black Flag17 Most High [ft. Libianca]

Ezra Collective:06-26 Brussels, Belgium – Couleur Café Festival06-27 Heidelberg, Denmark – Metropolink07-03 Lewes, United Kingdom – Love Supreme Festival07-08 Henley, United Kingdom – Henley Festival07-09 Marseille, France – Jazz Des Cinq Continents Festival07-10 Barcelona, Spain – Cruilla Festival07-18 Köniz, Switzerland – Gurtenfestival08-01 Waterford, Ireland – All Together Festival08-07 Agrigento, Italy – Festivalle08-09 Locorotondo, Italy – Locus Festival08-15 Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West08-23 Los Angeles, CA – LA Jazz Festival08-30 Lincoln, United Kingdom – Lost Village10-03 Sydney, Australia – Move My Way SYD10-04 Melbourne, Australia – Move My Way MEL10-08 Seoul, Korea – YES24 Livehall10-13 Tokyo, Japan – Toyusu Pit

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