To Be Young, Gifted and Black

£16.99

by Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason

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 insights and perspectives that enrich our culture. “I feel so much wiser for reading it.” Bernardine Evaristo. When Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason’s eldest daughter, Isata, made her solo debut at the BBC Proms in 2023, she could not have been prouder. Watching years of hard work transform into a transcendent performance was profoundly moving, both as music-lover and parent.

by Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason

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 insights and perspectives that enrich our culture. “I feel so much wiser for reading it.” Bernardine Evaristo. When Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason’s eldest daughter, Isata, made her solo debut at the BBC Proms in 2023, she could not have been prouder. Watching years of hard work transform into a transcendent performance was profoundly moving, both as music-lover and parent.