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A Lovely Classical Cover of Bob Marley’s ‘No Woman No Cry’ Played by Sheku Kanneh-Mason
British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason began playing the cello at the age of six. In the twelve years that have followed he has performed at BBC Proms in the Park, the Royal Festival Hall, the BAFTAs awards show at the Royal Albert Hall, the Marlborough House in front of Prince Charles for Commonwealth Day, and several other impressive venues. In 2016, at the age 17, he won the BBC Young Musician award for his performance of the Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at London’s Barbican Hall.
Kenneh-Mason is passionate about making classical music available to all. He has recorded several covers of contemporary songs for his debut album Inspiration, including an emotional interpretation of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah, and the above cover of Bob Marley’s No Woman No Cry filmed in front of the Dale Grimshaw Bob Marley mural in Brockley, London.
All six of Kanneh-Mason’s brothers and sisters also play classical instruments, including his eight-year-old sister Mariatu. You can listen to a Hungarian dance performed by the family in this video. (via The Kid Should See This)
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