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ISATA & SHEKU KANNEH- MASON THE MUSIC THAT MADE ME

With seven classical prodigies aged from 11 to 25, the Kanneh-Masons might just be the UK’s most musical family. When they were on Britain’s Got Talent in 2015, Simon Cowell went one further, saying: “I think you could be the most talented family in the world.”

Since then, 22-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has become the first black musician to win the BBC Young Musician competition. He followed up by playing to a global audience

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