Today Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan release ‘Unplayed Piano’ their new single in support of Aung San Suu Kyi. All profits from the sale of the record will go to support the Burma Campaign UK and the US Campaign for Burma. In 2003, Rice was nominated for a BRIT Award and an NME Award. His album O has now sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide, and includes the hit single ‘Blower’s Daughter’, which is the lead track in the Oscar nominated film Closer starring Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen. A moving video accompanying ‘Unplayed Piano’ shows footage of Aung San Suu Kyi and performance of the song by Rice and Hannigan.

Please go out today and buy this beautiful tribute to Aung San Suu Kyi, which will help raise awareness of her plight and contribute much needed funds to the campaign to free her. You can listen to and buy the single on-line through the Burma Campaign UK site at: http://www.burmacampaign.org.uk/merchandise.html

Please encourage friends to buy ‘Unplayed Piano’ as a way of supporting Aung San Suu Kyi, or make it a present for someone to help spread the word about the situation in Burma.