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House of Music

Raising the Kanneh-Masons

Author
Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
Narrator
Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
Length
11 hours 16 minutes
Publisher
Findaway; 2021
Catalogue Number
21294
Synopsis

Seven brothers and sisters. All of them classically trained musicians. One was Young Musician of the Year and performed for the royal family. The eldest has released her first album showcasing the works of Clara Schumann. These siblings don't come from the rarefied environment of elite music schools but from a state comprehensive in Nottingham. How did they do it?

Their mother Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason opens up about what it takes to raise a musical family in a Britain divided by class and race. What comes out is a beautiful and heartrending memoir of the power of determination camaraderie and a lot of hard work.