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Ezra Collective are tracing the journey of Black music across generations with their fourth studio album, Here Because of Hope, out now via Partisan Records.

The Mercury Prize and BRIT Award-winning London band explore the movement of music and culture from West Africa through the Caribbean and into Britain, celebrating how those histories continue to influence contemporary British sounds.

At the centre of the record is Salsa-influenced focus track ‘El Corazón’, which also features in the newly released Rehearsal Tapes live video alongside two further tracks from the album.

Here Because of Hope also includes ‘Only Love’ featuring Pa Salieu, ‘Well Organised’ featuring Lila Iké and instrumental ‘Jubilee Feeling’. Together, the tracks reflect the album’s musical journey, moving through West African influences, Caribbean sounds and London’s meeting point of UK jazz and Funky House.

The release arrives during another major period for Ezra Collective, following their historic Mercury Prize victory and BRIT Award for Group of the Year.

To celebrate the album, the band are taking over The Roundhouse in London on September 16 for a sold-out underplay featuring special guests.

That comes ahead of Ezra Collective’s biggest global headline tour to date, which will travel across Australia, Asia, North America, Europe and the UK. The run will culminate with four sold-out nights at London’s O2 Academy Brixton, continuing the group’s remarkable rise from London’s grassroots jazz scene to some of the world’s biggest stages.

EZRA COLLECTIVE LIVE DATES

16 SEP / London, UK / The Roundhouse
30 SEP / Perth, AU / Astor Theatre
02 OCT / Brisbane, AU / Tivoli Theatre
03 OCT / Sydney, AU / Move My Way SYD
04 OCT / Melbourne, AU / Move My Way MEL
08 OCT / Seoul, KR / YES24 Livehall
10 OCT / Singapore, SG / Formula 1 Grand Prix
13 OCT / Tokyo, JP / Toyosu Pit
12 NOV / San Francisco, CA / Bimbo’s 365 Club
16 NOV / Toronto, ON / Concert Hall
18 NOV / New York, NY / Webster Hall
19 NOV / Montréal, QC / Théâtre Beanfield
13 FEB / Berlin, DE / Columbiahalle
16 FEB / Brussels, BE / Ancienne Belgique
19 FEB / Cologne, DE / Carlswerk
20 FEB / Amsterdam, NL / AFAS Live
23 FEB / Lyon, FR / Le Transbordeur
24 FEB / Paris, FR / Zénith
26 FEB / Bristol, UK / The Prospect Building – SOLD OUT
27 FEB / Bristol, UK / The Prospect Building – SOLD OUT
28 FEB / Bristol, UK / The Prospect Building
03 MAR / Nottingham, UK / Rock City – SOLD OUT
05 MAR / Dublin, IE / 3Olympia Theatre
06 MAR / Dublin, IE / 3Olympia Theatre
08 MAR / Glasgow, UK / O2 Academy
10 MAR / Edinburgh, UK / Usher Hall
12 MAR / Manchester, UK / Warehouse, Aviva Studios – SOLD OUT
13 MAR / Manchester, UK / Warehouse, Aviva Studios
14 MAR / Birmingham, UK / O2 Academy
18 MAR / London, UK / O2 Academy Brixton — SOLD OUT
19 MAR / London, UK / O2 Academy Brixton — SOLD OUT
20 MAR / London, UK / O2 Academy Brixton – SOLD OUT
21 MAR / London, UK / O2 Academy Brixton – SOLD OUT

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