Yusuf Islam

Fans of the musician formerly known as Cat Stevens rallied round Tuesday after he was booed by a small number of people at the first gig of a long-awaited comeback tour. A small number of people walked out when Yusuf Islam, staging his first tour since 1976, interrupted his performance in Dublin on Sunday night for a 40-minute presentation of a new London stage show, media reports said. Fans, some of whom slow-handclapped and chanted "We're bored," were apparently angry because they wanted to hear more of him singing his old Cat Stevens hits, including "Wild World," "Moonshadow" and "Father and Son." Making light ... Read Full Story

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 ... Read Full Story

Yusuf Islam, the musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, is to return to the stage for his first tour since 1976, he said on Thursday. The British singer-songwriter is to pick up his acoustic guitar once more to play his hits and unveil his first stage musical, entitled "Moonshadow". The 61-year-old was born in London as Steven Georgiou and had hits in the 1960s and 1970s as Cat Stevens. He became a Muslim in 1977, took the name Yusuf Islam and retreated from the pop stage, devoting himself to education and philanthropy. He gradually returned to music in the 2000s and released the pop ... Read Full Story

MUSIC NEWS - After more than 30 years, Yusuf Islam , the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens , is going on a concert tour, with a handful of UK dates announced so far. The tour called " I Guess I'll Take My Time Tour " began in Dublin today, November 15, as the musical " Moonshadow " debuting in London in February. With these shows, Islam, 61, will soldiify his slow return to the world, and concert stage after he disappeared from the music scene completely after his conversion to Islam in 1977. He's made a few concert appearances around the world in ... Read Full Story

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