When is Yusuf Islam, aka Cat Stevens, on tour after 33 years (Reuters)?”
Yusuf Islam, Aka Cat Stevens, on Tour After 33 Years By Douglas MacLaurin November 13, 2009 LONDON (Reuters) – British folk singer Yusuf Islam takes the stage on Sunday on his first full tour since 1976, when he was still known as Cat Stevens and was famous the world over for hits like “Wild World” and “Morning Has Broken.” Now 61, Islam is about to seal his gradual comeback to the world of pop music after disappearing from the scene altogether following his conversion to Islam in 1977. He has made sporadic stage appearances around the world in recent years, recorded a new pop album “An Other Cup” in 2006 and followed it up with “Roadsinger” earlier this year. The singer said his recent recordings had encouraged him to embark on his first tour in 33 years. “Thirty-three years is a long time, and I suppose I never imagined that I’d be going back on tour again,” he told Reuters at Elstree Studios in London where he has been rehearsing for his four-date tour. “But things change and when I
LONDON (Reuters) – British folk singer Yusuf Islam takes the stage on Sunday on his first full tour since 1976, when he was still known as Cat Stevens and was famous the world over for hits like “Wild World” and “Morning Has Broken.” Now 61, Islam is about to seal his gradual comeback to the world of pop music after disappearing from the scene altogether following his conversion to Islam in 1977. He has made sporadic stage appearances around the world in recent years, recorded a new pop album “An Other Cup” in 2006 and followed it up with “Roadsinger” earlier this year. The singer said his recent recordings had encouraged him to embark on his first tour in 33 years. “Thirty-three years is a long time, and I suppose I never imagined that I’d be going back on tour again,” he told Reuters at Elstree Studios in London where he has been rehearsing for his four-date tour. “But things change and when I started to make music again and making records the yearning came to … do it for real. Whe
