Louder Than The Music

Manchester based Hip Hop band LZ7 have joined forces with worship leader Matt Redman to write a song for the A21 Campaign. The track, '27 Million' will be released as a mainstream single in 2012 and looks at the shocking theme of human trafficking.

"Matt and Beth Redman approached me and Lucy to write a track for the A21 Campaign", explains Lindz West, lead singer from LZ7. "They told us about the human trafficking that is happening across the world at the moment. There are over 27 million people in slavery right now as we speak. So we're writing this track, '27 Million', it's the journey of a girl who has been trafficked from somewhere across Europe into London. In 2012 we're going to put this song out and we want to get it under the noses of all the people in government, people in power, people that make decisions, to say look this has got to stop. We've got to stand up for this, we've got to rise up. We can actually be a voice for those people."

The A21 Campaign is committed to combating the injustice of human trafficking in Europe. "Human trafficking is an organized criminal industry that affects every nation", explains A21. "While the statistics can seem overwhelming, it is important to remember that every number represents the life of a victim. The A21 Campaign has recognized a significant need in the region of Europe, and is committed to combating this injustice through rescuing one life at a time. While human trafficking is a global issue, the growth of trafficking of women from Eastern and Southern Europe (the former Soviet Bloc) into Western Europe over the past 20 years has been unparalleled anywhere else on the globe."