{"id":135313,"date":"2025-02-17T15:10:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T20:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/02\/17\/ezra-collective-share-vibrant-sasha-keable-collaboration-body-language-listen\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T15:10:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T20:10:55","slug":"ezra-collective-share-vibrant-sasha-keable-collaboration-body-language-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/02\/17\/ezra-collective-share-vibrant-sasha-keable-collaboration-body-language-listen\/","title":{"rendered":"Ezra Collective Share Vibrant Sasha Keable Collaboration \u2018Body Language\u2019:\u00a0Listen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tEzra Collective<\/a> have teamed up with British-Colombian singer-songwriter Sasha Keable on new single \u201cBody Language,\u201d marking their first release of 2025. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe track, which contains elements of cumbia music and celebrates movement and Latin American culture, arrives off the back of a stellar year for the contemporary jazz group. In October, they broke the top 10 of the Official U.K. Albums Chart<\/a> for the first time with their third LP, Dance, No One\u2019s Watching<\/em>. The following month, they performed their biggest headline show to date at London\u2019s 12,500-capacity OVO Wembley Arena.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tEzra Collective: London Jazz Heroes on Their Mercury Prize Win and New Album \u2018Dance, No\u2026\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n

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\n\t\u201c\u2018Body Language\u2019 is a tribute to the Latin American communities of London that deeply inspire us,\u201d the band said in a press release. \u201cA collaboration with a friend who has been part of the EZ family for years. The language of the body is dancing and this song is a celebration of this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tKeable added, \u201cI\u2019m so happy to be coming full circle with the boys on this collab after touring years ago together. It feels like the timing couldn\u2019t be better as we get ready to road test \u2018Body Language\u2019 in Latin America, my motherland. This record holds a special place in my heart on so many levels.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tEzra Collective have also gone on to receive four nominations for this year\u2019s BRIT Awards<\/a>, including a nod for album of the year. They also crop up in the group of the year, best new artist and alternative\/rock act categories.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOur BRITs nominations for 2025 are a celebration of a 12-year journey \u2014 starting out playing at pubs to our friends and family, to loads of special firsts along the way,\u201d the band posted to social media upon announcement of the news.<\/a> \u201cWe\u2019re beyond grateful for the support and encouragement at every step of the journey.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe five-piece first rose to mainstream prominence through winning the Mercury Prize 2023<\/a> with their album Where I\u2019m Meant To Be<\/em>, becoming the first jazz act in history to do so. They have since released three albums and collaborated with Loyle Carner, Jorja Smith, Kojey Radical and rising British pop star Olivia Dean.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe band \u2014 comprising drummer and bandleader Femi Koleoso, bassist TJ Koleoso, keyboardist Joe Armon-Jones, trumpeter Ife Ogunjobi, and saxophonist James Mollison \u2014 met at the London jazz youth programme Tomorrow\u2019s Warriors as teenagers. They have since spoken about the importance of ensuring that musical education remains accessible for those from working-class backgrounds across the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cYou\u2019re investing into the community and people around you,\u201d said Femi of the band\u2019s mission statement when speaking to Billboard<\/em> last October<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s what the Ezra Collective is all about, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m so proud to be considered a part of the U.K. jazz scene because it\u2019s such a beautiful community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tListen to \u201cBody Language\u201d below.<\/p>\n

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