Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason

About The Author

Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason is a former lecturer at Birmingham University and the mother of seven children. The third eldest, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, was BBC Young Musician 2016 and performed at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The siblings have performed at the 2018 BAFTA ceremony, Britain’s Got Talent, The Royal Variety Performance and at major concert halls around the world.

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Books by Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Longlisted for the 2026 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction

By Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason

An impassioned defence of Black excellence in the arts.

What does it mean – and how does it feel – to grow up as a Black artist today?

‘This exceptional book, written with a mother’s love for her seven creative children, sensitively offers profound and original ins...

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House of Music

Raising the Kanneh-Masons

By Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason

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...

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