Condoleezza Rice plays piano and Aretha Franklin sings at the Mann Centre in Philadelphia last night as they raised money for urban children. Photograph: Bill Mccay/Bill McCay/WireImage.com It was an unlikely pairing. Stage left, Condoleezza Rice, the former Republican darling, a classically trained pianist and academic perhaps better known as George Bush’s enforcer. Stage right, [...]

Wyclef Jean – rumours have circulated for some time that the Haitian-born recording artist may enter the 2010 presidential contest. Photograph: Richard Drew/AP Musician Wyclef Jean is considering a run for president of Haiti but has not decided whether to seek a five-year term as leader of the country, the musician’s family said yesterday. There [...]

Not a concert, but a pantomime … the Doctor Who Prom. Photograph: Ian West/PA One has to feel a little sorry for the musicians at Prom 10 – the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Ben Foster and Grant Llewellyn, and the London Philharmonic Choir, plus solo singers Mark Chambers and Yamit Mamo. For [...]