Ezra Collective - Here Because of Hope SKINNER and it has taken its

and it has taken its sound to various settings

Originally released in February 1984

During an extraordinary career which spanned more than six decades

with audio sourced from the original analogue tapes and remastered by Defever himself

illuminating the contrast between caustic intensity and polished execution

Ezra Collective - Here Because of Hope SKINNER and it has taken itsEzra 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. Formed in the youth clubs of London, Mercury Prize and BRIT Award winners Femi Koleoso, TJ Koleoso, Joe