A SOUTHGATE man has lent his vocals to a charity single that is gaining national radio airtime.

Chris Kalli, a former hairdresser, has teamed up with charity campaigner Phil Knight to release the song 'The Sky is Always Mine' to raise money for the Helen Bamber Foundation, which supports victims of human trafficking.

The single, which was released on Monday, is part of a compilation album and has received plays on 27 national radio stations and ITV's GMTV programme.

The band played the entire album – Just Enough for the Real World – live at Islington's Pleasance Theatre for three nights last week, and Mr Kalli said he hoped to raise as much money as possible.

He said: “I started music after hearing about all the bad things in the world from people when I was a hairdresser.

“I want to spread the message of love through my music and I try to write things that mean something to people.

“When Phil suggested this idea to raise money, I said 'yes, I'm in' straight away.

“Being a part of this cause is what I have always strived towards. The form in which I choose to fight this cause is through my art and voice, so it gives me great pleasure to have recorded on and continue to support the ‘Just Enough for the Real World’ CD and campaign.”

Figures from the Council of Europe show that human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal industry in the world, second only to the illegal arms trade, with a global annual market of more than £27 billion.

The Helen Bamber Foundation works with survivors of genocide, torture, trafficking and rape to offer treatment and counselling.

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