Ezra Collective Announces New Album, Tour, and Releases New Song

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Ezra Collective Share New Song With Pa Salieu, Detail New Album and Tour

Here Because Of Hope is out on September 18 By Kiana Mickles May 28, 2026 Save this story Save this story

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.

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 I 02 Blow Your Trumpet 03 Sweet Echo 04 Don’t Worry 05 Only Love [ft. Pa Salieu] 06 Someday 07 Part 2 08 Birdie Sings 09 The Last Stand 10 Well Organised [ft. Lila Ike] 11 El Corazon 12 Bunny On The Rise 13 Part 3 14 All I Need [ft. Leona Lewis] 15 Jubilee Feeling 16 Black Flag 17 Most High [ft. Libianca]

Ezra Collective: Here Because of Hope $33 at Rough Trade

Ezra Collective: 06-26 Brussels, Belgium - Couleur Café Festival 06-27 Heidelberg, Denmark - Metropolink 07-03 Lewes, United Kingdom - Love Supreme Festival 07-08 Henley, United Kingdom - Henley Festival 07-09 Marseille, France - Jazz Des Cinq Continents Festival 07-10 Barcelona, Spain - Cruilla Festival 07-18 Köniz, Switzerland - Gurtenfestival 08-01 Waterford, Ireland - All Together Festival 08-07 Agrigento, Italy - Festivalle 08-09 Locorotondo, Italy - Locus Festival 08-15 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West 08-23 Los Angeles, CA - LA Jazz Festival 08-30 Lincoln, United Kingdom - Lost Village 10-03 Sydney, Australia - Move My Way SYD 10-04 Melbourne, Australia - Move My Way MEL 10-08 Seoul, Korea - YES24 Livehall 10-13 Tokyo, Japan - Toyusu Pit

_Originally reported by [Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/news/ezra-collective-share-new-song-with-pa-salieu-detail-new-album-and-tour/)._