Personal Life
Rice participated in the Freedom Campaign, the Burma Campaign UK and the U.S. Campaign for Burma to free Burmese democracy movement leader Aung San Suu Kyi. He campaigned for her release by writing and performing the song "Unplayed Piano" at the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo.
In 2008 he contributed the song "Making Noise" for the album Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace in support of the 14th Dalai Lama and Tibet.
In 2010, he contributed the song "Lonely Soldier" to the Enough Project which supported women's rights in the Congo.
Rice dueted with Maria Doyle Kennedy on her album Sing's title-track, released 20 August 2012.
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