UK Christian artists - Haiti charity single

Roney Henderson reports:

GOSPEL AND CHRISTIAN ARTISTS SET TO RECORD HAITI CHARITY SINGLE AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS 27 FEBRUARY 2010
Beverley Trotman (PHOTO)
British Christian artists from the world of gospel, urban gospel, praise and worship and CCM music will gather together to record a charity single this week on 27 February 2010, at the world famous Abbey Road studios in St Johns Wood, London, to raise money for victims of the Haitian earthquake.

Lawrence Johnson, co-founder of the London Community gospel choir and Les Moir of Kingsway Music have joined forces to organise the recording after being moved into action after watching the scenes of devastation caused by the earthquake that hit the island of Haiti on January 12, leaving over 200,000 people dead and the
infrastructure of much of the country destroyed.

Artists that have pledged their support to this charity recording initiative include X Factor finalists Voices With Soul and Beverley Trotman, Amy Stead, Graham Kendrick and Tim Hughes, Britain's leading praise and worship artists, Ken Riley, LZ7, Simon Brading, Tre Shepherd, MOBO award winners Victizzle and Jahaziel, E-Tizz, New Direction, 29th Chapter, Roger Samuels, Cie, Lurine Cato, Priscilla Jones, Cie, Faye Simpson, Trumpets of Zion, Festival of Light Choir, New Wine Choir, IDMC, Audrey Mattis Chorale. and more.
Les Moir stated, "It's great when Christian artists can work together on a project that will provide help and assistance to people that need it. More than anything it demonstrates Christian unity and togetherness. Lawrence and I first worked on the recording of a charity single in 2005 following the tsunami that hit southern Asia in 2004 on Boxing Day. Christian artists came together wrote and recorded the song One Voice and raised £30,000 for the victims of the tsunami. We hope to achieve the same level of success and help the homeless of Haiti with our single."

Lawrence Johnson commented, "I have been humbled by how willing artists have been to offer their talents and get involved in this project. Everyone it seems wants to lend their voice and participate in this worthwhile project, and what's great about it is that artists across the various streams of Christian music are part of it."

Both Les and Lawrence aim to release the single in April. All proceeds from the single will be donated to Compassion UK, which runs a number of projects in Haiti.

The single will also be supported by a concert in April featuring some of the artists taking part in the recording.

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