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Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason

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Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason HonFLSW (born 1965 or 1966) is a British memoirist and arts administrator. Originally an English lecturer at the University of Birmingham, she stepped down from her university job to raise her seven children, encouraging the development of their musical talents. She has written two memoirs: House of Music: Raising the Kanneh-Masons (2020) and To Be Young, Gifted and Black (2025), and she is a trustee for several arts charities.

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