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John Wilson speaks to British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason about his obsession with music, adjusting to fame and how he鈥檚 faced racist abuse. While still a student, he performed to an audience of more than one billion people at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, instantly becoming one of the most recognisable classical performers in the world. Now, still just 26 years old, he explains the unique joy of performing with his family. Kanneh-Mason is one of seven siblings, all are talented musicians and regularly play together. Of Antiguan decent, he was the first black person to win 成人快手 Young Musician of the Year. He鈥檚 also used his profile to join calls for dropping 鈥楻ule, Britannia!鈥 from the Last Night of the Proms, explaining how difficult it is for someone whose ancestors were enslaved to hear imperial songs sung with such determination. Thank you to the This Cultural Life team for helping to make this programme. The Interview brings you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over the world. The best interviews from the 成人快手. You can listen on the 成人快手 World Service, Mondays and Wednesdays at 0700 GMT. Or you can listen to The Interview as a podcast, out twice a week on 成人快手 Sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. Presenter: John Wilson Producers: Alex Loftus, Ben Cooper and Edwina Pittman Editor: Nick Holland Get in touch with us on email TheInterview@bbc.co.uk and use the hashtag #TheInterview成人快手 on social media. (Image: Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Photo by Ian West - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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