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Ezra Collective: Dance, No One’s Watching

On September 27, 2024, “Partisan” label released “Dance, No One’s Watching”. the third Ezra Collective studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Femi Koleoso, TJ Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison and Joe Armon-Jones.

Personnel:

  • Joe Armon-Jones – synthesiser
  • James Mollison – tenor saxophone
  • Ife Ogunjobi – trumpet
  • TJ Koleoso – bass
  • Femi Koleoso – drums
  • Yazmin Lacey – vocals
  • Olivia Dean – vocals
  • M.anifest – vocals
  • Moonchild Sanelly – vocals
  • David Wrench – mixing

Track listing:

All music by Femi Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison, Joe Armon-Jones, and TJ Koleoso, except where noted.

  1. Intro
  2. The Herald
  3. Palm Wine
  4. Cloackroom Link Up (Act 1) – music by Femi Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison, Joe Armon-Jones, TJ Koleoso, Matt Roberts
  5. God Gave Me Feet for Dancing – lyrics by Yazmin Lacey, Craigie Dodds
  6. Ajala
  7. The Traveller – music by Femi Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison, Joe Armon-Jones, TJ Koleoso, Larry Heard
  8. In the Dance (Act 2) – music by Femi Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison, Joe Armon-Jones, TJ Koleoso, Matt Roberts
  9. N29
  10. No One’s Watching Me – lyrics by Olivia Dean, music by Femi Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison, Joe Armon-Jones, TJ Koleoso, Olivia Dean
  11. Our Element (Act 3) – music by Femi Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison, Joe Armon-Jones, TJ Koleoso, Matt Roberts
  12. Hear My Cry – music by Femi Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison,Joe Armon-Jones, TJ Koleoso, Gerald Peters, Marvia Providence
  13. Shaking Body
  14. Expensive
  15. Street Is Calling – lyrics by M.anifest, Moonchild Sanelly, music by M.anifest, Moonchild Sanelly, Femi Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison, Joe Armon-Jones, TJ Koleoso
  16. Lights On (Act 4) – Femi Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison, Joe Armon-Jones, TJ Koleoso, Matt Roberts
  17. Why I Smile
  18. Have Patience
  19. Everybody

Ezra Collective: Where I’m Meant To Be

On November 4, 2022, “Partisan” label released “Where I’m Meant to Be”, the second Ezra Collective studio album. It was recorded in 2022, and was produced by Riccardo Damian, Femi Koleoso, TJ Koleoso, Ife Ogunjobi, James Mollison and Joe Armon-Jones.

Personnel:

  • Joe Armon-Jones – keyboards
  • TJ Koleoso – vocals, bass guitar, programming
  • Femi Koleoso – vocals, drums
  • Ife Ogunjobi – trumpet
  • James Mollison – saxophone
  • Benjamin Totten – guitar
  • Oluwatobi Adenaike-Johnson – guitar
  • Mark Mollison – guitar
  • Junior Alli-Balogun – percussion
  • Antonia Pagulatos, Athalie Armon-Jones, Sam Kennedy – violin
  • Stella Page – viola
  • Wayne Urquhart – cello
  • Sampa the Great – vocals
  • Kojey Radical – vocals
  • Jorja Smith – vocals
  • Angel Silvera – vocals
  • Emeli Sandé, Louise LaBelle, Teni Tinks – vocals
  • Steve McQueen – vocals
  • Nao and Petra Luke – vocals
  • Jess Camilleri – engineer
  • Tris Ellis – engineer
  • Barbara Ayozie – art direction
  • Marco Grey – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, and TJ Koleoso, except where noted.

  1. Life Goes On – Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti, Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, Sampa Tembo, TJ Koleoso
  2. Victory Dance
  3. No Confusion – Kwadwo Adu Genfi Amponsah, Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, Sampa Tembo, TJ Koleoso
  4. Welcome to My World
  5. Togetherness
  6. Ego Killah
  7. Smile – Charles Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner
  8. Live Strong
  9. Siesta – Emeli Sandé, Ife Ogunjobi, Joe Armon-Jones, James Mollison, Femi Koleoso, Sampa Tembo, TJ Koleoso
  10. Words by Steve – Femi Koleoso, Steve McQueen
  11. Belonging
  12. Never the Same Again
  13. Words by TJ – TJ Koleoso
  14. Love in Outer Space – Sun Ra