Kanneh - Mason Kadiatu - House Of Music Raising The Kanneh - Masons - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: The most talented musical family in the world. For the first time mother Kadie Kanneh - Mason shares her unique story. Meet the most musically gifted family in the world I was entranced Beautifully written and hugely enjoyable. Bernardine Evaristo author of Girl Woman Other 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. 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. *** Winner OF THE Indie BOOK Award 2022 FOR NON - Fiction Winner OF THE Royal Philharmonic Society Storytelling Award 2021 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 An amazing compelling moving unforgettable story. Lady Antonia Fraser Kadiatu's frank memoir reveals the eye - watering level of practical emotional intellectual and financial commitment required to raise seven outstanding classical musicians Her beautiful wise writing is its own music. Daily Mail
Title: House Of Music Raising The Kanneh - Masons
Author(s): Kanneh - Mason Kadiatu
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Barcode: 9780861540297
Pages: 368 Pages
Publication Date: 8/31/2021
Category: Child Care & Upbringing