Gospel artists to record single for Haiti at Abbey Road

Plans are in motion to bring together British Christian artists from the world of gospel, urban gospel, praise and worship and CCM music to record a charity single next week at the world famous Abbey Road studios in 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, and 29th Chapter.

“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," said Moir.

"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.