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Ezra Collective

At Manchester International Festival, Manchester · 2 performances from Fri 12 Mar to Sat 13 Mar.

Ezra Collective take over the Warehouse in celebration of new album Here Because Of Hope – the most ambitious and personal record of their career. Conceived as a body of work split into three spiritual and geographical movements, Here Because of Hope 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 spent over a decade making jazz joyf