Sheku Kanneh-Mason makes history in UK music charts

Award-winning cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, from Nottingham, has become the first cellist in history to land a place in the UK Official Charts Top 10.

The news makes Sheku the first British classical instrumentalist in over 30 years to hit the Top 10.

Sheku performed for ITV Central recently.

Sheku’s album Elgar is a new entry at No.8 in the combined albumchart, placing him alongside Stormzy, Lewis Capaldi and Selena Gomez in the ten best-selling records this week.

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