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.
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.