About this episode
Rachel Johnson interviews Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason about raising a musical family and her memoir addressing online abuse faced by her daughter.
This week Rachel is joined by the writer, speaker and leading advocate for music education: Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason. Matriarch of what The Times has described as ‘Britain's most musical family’, Kadiatu tells Rachel about what it takes to raise seven musical children. Kadiatu and Rachel also discuss the inspiration behind her latest memoir ‘To Be Young, Gifted and Black’, after one of her children read the online abuse her eldest daughter, Isata, received following her solo debut at the BBC Proms.
People in this episode
Host: Rachel Johnson
Guest: Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
Topics covered
- music education
- family
- memoir
- online abuse
- advocacy
Keywords
- music education
- Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
- Isata Kanneh-Mason
- memoir
- online abuse
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Times
Books & works: To Be Young, Gifted and Black
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