Ezra Collective ft: Sampa the Great - Life Goes On (Official Video)

Photo Credit: Aliyah Otchere

Ezra Collective, one of the UK’s most vital bands, have announced their forthcoming album, Where I’m Meant To Be. The record - which features Sampa The Great, Kojey Radical, Emeli Sandé and Nao - will be released 4th November on Partisan Records.

Alongside the announcement, Ezra Collective have also shared uplifting new single, Life Goes On featuring Sampa The Great. The accompanying video is directed by Nathan Miller and was shot on location in London, UK and Lusaka in Zambia.

"London meets Lusaka. Moments of joy, moments of struggle, but united in a spirit that we must carry on. Life must go on," state Ezra Collective, describing the inspiration behind the song. "We write our music with a consistent will to push the boundaries of what we can mix jazz with. This incorporates the energies of southern African vibes, mixed with our own style of London jazz. And there’s no better person to voice this beauty than the queen, Sampa the Great."

Life Goes On follows summer banger Victory Dance, and both tracks are taken from Where I’m Meant To Be. The new album is a thumping celebration of life, an affirming elevation in Ezra Collective’s hybrid sound and refined collective character. With a cover that references Thelonious Monk's Underground, the songs marry cool confidence with bright energy. Full of call-and-response conversations between their ensemble parts, a natural product of years improvising together on-stage, the album is destined soundtrack summer dinners and light up sweaty dance floors in equal measure.