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Isata Kanneh-Mason is a British pianist with several acclaimed releases to her
name. She is one of the Kanneh-Masons, a famously musical family: her siblings
include cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason.
Like her brother Sheku, Isata has been a member of Chineke!, the orchestra
founded in 2015 to provide career opportunities for black and ethnically diverse
classical musicians in the UK and Europe. Chineke!’s mission is: ‘Championing
change and celebrating diversity in classical music’.
When was Isata Kanneh-Mason born?
Isata Kanneh-Mason was born in May 1996, in Nottingham. She is the eldest of the
seven Kanneh-Mason siblings.
Where did she grow up?
Isata Kanneh-Mason grew up in the family home in Nottingham. Her father, Stuart
Mason, is a business executive of Antiguan background; her mother, Kadiatu
Kanneh, is a university educator born in Sierra Leone and has chronicled her
experiences in the book Raising the Kanneh-Masons.
Who are the Kanneh-Mason siblings?
Isata is the eldest of seven musical siblings – Braimah, Sheku, Konya, Jeneba,
Aminata and Mariatu are the others.
