British folk singer Yusuf Islam takes his first tour (2009) 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.”
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. When you’re live it’s that much more vibrant, and you’re that much closer to the audience … You can’t beat that kind of music.”
Watch the video and answer the questions.
Questions
- What has been a long time?
- What other things has he been doing over the past 30 years?
- What has Mr. Mohhamad Yunus been awarded?
- What is the way to peace, according to Yusuf?
- What does he feel the audience will recognise?
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