The Kanneh-Masons | Carnival | CD

The Kanneh-Masons are a family of seven siblings, Isata, Braimah, Sheku, Konya, Jeneba, Aminata and Mariatu, who perform on this album. It is their first album as a family.

Carnival of the Animals / Grandpa Christmas is a 1 CD deluxe edition album released in 2020 on the Decca label. It combines Camille Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals with new poems by Michael Morpurgo, which are read by Morpurgo and Olivia Colman. Grandpa Christmas is a story about the plight of the environment. The music was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, with guest musicians completing the ensemble for the suite.

Track List

1. Preamble
2. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
3. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
4. Hens and Roosters
5. Hens and Roosters
6. Wild Donkeys, Swift Animals (Or Make What You Like of That)
7. Wild Donkeys, Swift Animals
8. Tortoises
9. Tortoises
10. The Elephant
11. The Elephant
12. Kangaroos
13. Kangaroos
14. Aquarium (Or I Have a Friend)
15. Aquarium
16. Characters With Long Ears
17. Characters With Long Ears
18. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
19. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
20. Aviary
21. Aviary
22. Pianists (Or Who Sings Best in the Bath)
23. Pianists
24. Fossils (Or Doing the Brontosaurus)
25. Fossils
26. The Swan
27. The Swan
28. Finale
29. Finale
30. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
31. Every Year at Christmas...
32. Maypole Dance
33. To My Little Granddaughter Mia...
34. Mosquito Dance
35. I Sat There Watching You...
36. Little Bird
37. Just to See You Digging There...
38. Flight of the Bumblebee
39. If I Have Learnt One Thing...
40. Sea Murmurs
41. I Wish for You a World Where the Elephant and the Lion...
42. Maypole Dance (Reprise)
43. When the Reading Is Over
44. The Seal Lullaby
45. Redemption Song