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Reuniting all seven of the Kanneh-Mason siblings – Isata, Braimah, Sheku, Konya, Jeneba, Aminata and Mariatu – the family’s second joint album features new arrangements of classical works and folk songs, with the centerpiece being Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet, a beloved family favorite the siblings grew up listening to together. River of Music shares how the Kanneh-Masons’ love of music has been passed on through generations. “This is a story about our family and the sources of our music,” writes Konya Kanneh-Mason, who shares a special family story “Grandad’s Dream” in the album’s liner notes. The program — which includes Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s Deep River, Braimah and Aminata Kanneh-Mason’s arrangement of Calon Lân, Elgar’s Sospiri, Dvořák’s Song to the Moon, and more — features Hiraeth by Isata Kanneh-Mason, with its title using the untranslatable Welsh word for longing, love, and connection with the homeland.

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