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House of Music : Raising the Kanneh-Masons

Kanneh-Mason, Kadiatu
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Published: September 3, 2020
ISBN: 9781786078445
Signed copies, 320 pages
Country of publication: United Kingdom

£18.99

‘Riveting, taking in prejudice as well as sacrifice. There are 4.30am starts, lost instruments, fractured wrists, all captured with vivid flourishes. A paean to camaraderie.’Observer

Seven brothers and sisters. All of them classically trained musicians. One was Young Musician of the Year. 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. The Kanneh-Masons are a remarkable family. But what truly sparkles in this eloquent memoir is the joyous affirmation that children are a gift and we must do all we can to nurture them.

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