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Special projections of Sheku will be visible near major international landmarks in London, New York, Sydney, Beijing and Berlin to coincide with the announcement of his new album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSheku recorded Elgar’s Cello Concerto at Abbey Road Studios (famously opened by Elgar himself in 1931) with the internationally-renowned London Symphony Orchestra and its celebrated Music Director, conductor Sir Simon Rattle. For his latest album Sheku uses Elgar’s iconic work as a lens through which to explore the wider musical landscape of pre-and post-war Europe. New arrangements of Elgar’s powerful and ubiquitously British ‘Nimrod’ from his Enigma Variations, and ‘Romance In D Minor’ are also featured on his new album. Sheku recorded many of the chamber works alongside his cello friends and colleagues, as well as his brother Braimah Kanneh-Mason who plays violin on Bloch’s ‘Prayer’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSheku performed at the Royal Wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in May 2018 which was watched across the world by 3 billion people. He continues to perform with many of the world’s leading orchestras and will tour Europe and the US with his sister Isata Kanneh-Mason in 2019\/2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n1    Trad. – ‘Blow The Wind Southerly’     \u003cbr\u003e\n2    Elgar – ‘Nimrod’ from Enigma Variations     \u003cbr\u003e\n3    Elgar – ‘Cello Concerto In E Minor’     \u003cbr\u003e\n4    Elgar – ‘Romance In D minor’     \u003cbr\u003e\n5    Bridge – ‘Spring Song’     \u003cbr\u003e\n6    Trad. – ‘Scarborough Fair’ (with Plinio Fernandes)     \u003cbr\u003e\n7    Bloch – ‘Prélude’     \u003cbr\u003e\n8    Bloch – ‘Prayer’ (with Braimah Kanneh-Mason)     \u003cbr\u003e\n9    Fauré – ‘Élégie In C Minor’     \u003cbr\u003e\n10    Klengel – ‘Hymnus For 12 Cellos’\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Sheku Kanneh-Mason","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45197757907075,"sku":"4850241","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/1201\/0115\/files\/SharedImage-119313.png?v=1745968616"},{"product_id":"carnival-of-the-animals-cd","title":"Carnival of the Animals: CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe magical Carnival album on CD, featuring specially commissioned illustrated artwork and including a note from the Kanneh-Mason family. Carnival is the brand-new album from the Kanneh-Masons, their first as a family, and will be released on 6th November 2020. The album is a very special collaboration between Academy Award-winning actor Olivia Colman, children’s author Michael Morpurgo and the seven “extraordinarily talented” (Classic FM) Kanneh-Mason siblings – Isata, Braimah, Sheku, Konya, Jeneba, Aminata and Mariatu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded at London’s Abbey Road Studios, the release includes new poems written by War Horse author Morpurgo to accompany French composer Saint-Saëns’ beloved musical suite ‘Carnival of the Animals’. The poems are read by the author himself, joined by The Favourite actor Colman, and guest musicians complete the ensemble for the suite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn working with the Kanneh-Masons, Morpurgo says, “These young people are remarkable, not because they are young, not because they are the seven siblings from one family, but simply because they make magnificent music together, and it is evident they love doing it. Hear them and you know it. See them and you know it.” Along with Colman’s readings interposing the humorous suite ‘Carnival of the Animals’, which represents different animals through descriptive musical motifs, the recording features Morpurgo’s heart-warming Grandpa Christmas story, set to music for the first time with classic tracks including ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy’, ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ and ‘Sea Murmurs’. Morpurgo reads the role of Grandpa, with the youngest Kanneh-Mason, Mariatu, reading his granddaughter. The album includes a new arrangement of Eric Whitacre’s ‘The Seal Lullaby’ featuring all seven siblings, aged between 11-24. It is also the debut recording for youngest sisters Konya, Jeneba, Aminata and Mariatu. 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Entitled ‘Song’ (referring to the unique singing tone of the cello), this is Sheku’s most personal album yet, presenting a musical portrait of the gifted musician. Stretching from Bach to Bacharach, ‘Song’ sees Sheku present an extraordinary kaleidoscope of music, joined by some of the musicians he loves working with, collaborating with both family and friends while showcasing his skills as both arranger and composer. He and his cello travel effortlessly from simple folk tunes through to classical works including Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Stravinsky, to jazz melodies and an original pop song, written by the cellist himself – all the while demonstrating his innate ability to communicate with his listeners. 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