"to assist children affected by the current Syrian refugee crisis. On 15 September 2017, Islam released his fifteenth studio album, ""The Laughing Apple"". The album is credited to ""Cat Stevens / Yusuf"" and is his first record under the Cat Stevens name since ""Back to Earth"" in 1978. The album earned him his first nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Folk Album. In July 2018, Stevens signed with BMG Rights Management, which will publish his songwriting credits worldwide and distribute nine of his studio albums. Cat Stevens Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; ), commonly known by his stage"
"performance challenged stereotypes that ""music"" is ""categorically unlawful"" according to some Islamic theological teachings, warming the audience and the stage for world-renowned singer-songwriter and peace activist Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) who performed immediately afterward, also with guitar. In 2009 Idris Phillips toured as percussionist with South African singer/songwriter Zain Bhikha in the United States and the Netherlands. Idris Phillips Idris Phillips (born January 1958) is a musician, composer, songwriter, and music producer based in Nashville Tennessee, U.S.. In recent years, he is best recognized for his work as a pianist, guitarist and producer for Canadian singer-songwriter Dawud Wharnsby, co-writing the"
"The Life of the Last Prophet The Life of the Last Prophet was the first album to be released by Yusuf Islam (after leaving the Western pop music business in 1978, when he was known as Cat Stevens). After that time, he recorded only albums with Islamic themes, including recordings for children to learn both the Arabic alphabet and basic tenets of Islam. This album is both an attempt to give praise to Muhammad, which is encouraged as an act of faith in the Qur'an, and an attempt to reach out to young people and those who wish to understand"
"few years of backing Stevens found comparatively little commercial success on his own, particularly after several years of sitting in Stevens' charismatic shadow. He continued to tour with him and recorded on all but one of his albums, until Stevens' conversion to Islam and retirement from the pop scene in 1977. Since that time, many ""box sets"", compilations, and ""best hits"" albums have been assembled for sale with Davies' guitar work and vocals on each album. In late 2005, when Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) returned again to write and perform, he did so with the amicable support of"
"Stevens, his conversion and emergence as Yusuf Islam, and his return to music in 2006. There are clips of him singing in the studio when he was recording ""An Other Cup"" as well as a few 2006 excerpts of him on guitar singing a few verses of Cat Stevens songs including ""The Wind"" and ""On the Road to Find Out"". In December 2006, Islam was one of the artists who performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway, in honour of the prize winners, Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank. He performed the songs ""Midday (Avoid City After Dark)"","
"Footsteps in the Light Footsteps in the Light is a compilation album of songs by Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) spanning the years from 1981 to 2004 after his conversion to Islam. It shows a major shift in his musical focus, and demonstrates Yusuf Islam's journey from that of a pop star to a Muslim performer, who began a slow return to recording music, beginning with a song written for his daughter Hasannah, ""A is for Allah"", after finding that few children's songs were available not just to entertain, but to acquaint young people with Islamic teachings. During"
"on the ""Billboard"" 200, and was certified platinum in Germany and gold in the UK. All songs written by Yusuf Islam, except where noted. An Other Cup An Other Cup is the twelfth studio album by Yusuf (formerly known as Yusuf Islam and as Cat Stevens), released on 10 November 2006 in Germany, 13 November in the UK and the US and worldwide on 14 November. It is Yusuf's first Western pop album since ""Back to Earth"", which was released in 1978 under the name Cat Stevens. ""An Other Cup"" is Cat Stevens's first new studio album under the name"
"Joseph in the Qur'an. Although he discontinued his pop career, he was persuaded to perform one last time before what would become his twenty-five-year musical hiatus. Appearing with his hair freshly shorn and an untrimmed beard, he headlined a charity concert on 22 November 1979 in Wembley Stadium to benefit UNICEF's International Year of the Child. The concert closed with his performance along with David Essex, Alun Davies, and Islam's brother, David Gordon, who wrote the finale song ""Child for a Day"". After a brief engagement to Louise Wightman, Islam married Fauzia Mubarak Ali on 7 September 1979, at Regent's"
"Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) himself sang it in Hamburg, Germany. In 1988, English reggae vocalist Maxi Priest recorded a cover of the song, which was released as the third single from his album, ""Maxi"". The single charted at No. 27 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, No. 33 on the Top 40 Mainstream and No. 12 on the Mainstream Top 40. In Europe it was very successful, peaking at No. 3 in Norway, No. 5 in Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, and the UK, No. 7 in the Netherlands, and No. 8 in Australia. In 1993 American rock band Mr. Big"
"Sami Yusuf Sami Yusuf is a British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, and humanitarian who grew up in London. Yusuf gained international attention with the release of his debut album, Al-Mu’allim, in 2003. Now with over 34 million albums sold, he performs at packed venues around the world. The BBC, CNN, ARTE, FRANCE 24, Reuters, Time, Rolling Stone, and Music Week are among the media outlets that have covered him and his work. His seventh studio album, Barakah, was released in 2016. In recognition of his humanitarian work, in 2014 Yusuf was appointed United Nations Global Ambassador for the"
"Roadsinger Roadsinger (To Warm You Through the Night) is the thirteenth studio album by Yusuf (formerly known as Yusuf Islam and as Cat Stevens). ""Roadsinger"" is Yusuf's second mainstream release since his return to music. The album made its debut on the Billboard 200 at position No. 41 and on the UK charts at No. 10. The album was released by Island Records in the UK. It was released in the US by reissue label Hip-O Records and is catalogued under A&M Records. Hip-O Records also reissues Cat Stevens' A&M releases from the 1970s, hence Roadsinger is an addition to"
"in Los Angeles, the Wembley Arena in London, and the Velodrome in Cape Town, South Africa— are sold out. 250,000 people came to hear him perform in Taksim Square in Istanbul. Time Magazine called Yusuf ""Islam's Biggest Rock Star""; The Guardian wrote of him, ""The Biggest Star in the Middle East is a Brit""; In 2003 Yusuf released his debut album, ""Al-Mu`allim"", an album that he produced, wrote, and performed. Its feature song, ""Al-Mu'allim"", became a hit in the Middle East, North Africa, and South-East Asia topping the charts in Egypt and Turkey for twelve consecutive weeks, selling millions of"
"30 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number 10 on the Easy Listening chart. Moonshadow (song) ""Moonshadow"" is a song written and performed by Cat Stevens (known since 1978 as Yusuf Islam), first released in the UK in 1970 as a Single and 1971 on his album ""Teaser and the Firecat"" in the USA. Stevens considers this his favourite of his old songs. When Yusuf appeared on ""The Chris Isaak Hour"" in 2009, he said of this song: ""I was on a holiday in Spain. I was a kid from the West End (of London) – bright lights, et"
"more about Islam, and to explain why such a popular commercial recording artist would leave the business at the height of his career. Released in 1995, the album is a spoken-word, audio production. The Life of the Last Prophet The Life of the Last Prophet was the first album to be released by Yusuf Islam (after leaving the Western pop music business in 1978, when he was known as Cat Stevens). After that time, he recorded only albums with Islamic themes, including recordings for children to learn both the Arabic alphabet and basic tenets of Islam. This album is both"
"a large colourful book, with each page displaying a letter of the Arabic alphabet, by Mountain of Light, Yusuf Islam's own record imprint. A Is for Allah A is for Allah is the name of a double album created for Muslim children by Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens). The album was released on 11 July 2000 by Resurgence UK Records. The title song was written in 1980 upon the birth of Yusufs first child, a daughter named Hasanah. Yusuf wanted his daughter to learn the Arabic language as well as read and understand the Qu'ran (in Arabic). He"
"the Atlantic, it was not favourably reviewed, and its release was not followed by a tour. In 2009, Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam) entered into legal proceedings alongside Joe Satriani in a lawsuit (filed in 2004 by Satriani) against the band Coldplay, alleging that they had (at least unintentionally) plagiarised respective works by both artists (""If I Could Fly"" by Satriani and Stevens' ""Foreigner Suite"") for the melody to Coldplay's ""Viva la Vida"" from their Grammy Award winning album, ""Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends"". Yusuf added that he has forgiven Coldplay and would love to"
"He recalled that the party atmosphere of the sessions led to a jam of him singing 'Blue Monday' and 'I Just Want to Make Love to You,' with Ringo joining in on drums."" Bootleg copies of the sessions exist, and are highly prized among collectors. Stevens, who had a strong interest in Islam prior to recording the album, formally converted to Islam later in the year and adopted the name Yusuf Islam in 1978, by which time the album ""Back to Earth"" would be released and Islam had essentially retired from the music business, vowing to never perform any of"
"in Netherlands, Yusuf introduced his forthcoming album, ""Wherever You Are"". He performed in Azerbaijan for the first time in 2006, for the second time in 2015 (14-15 March), and 22 March 2017 in Heydar Aliyev Palace in Baku, 250,000 people attended his performance in Taksim Square in Istanbul to see Yusuf perform in 2013. Yusuf has played across four continents, packing venues such as Wembley Arena in London, Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and The Velodrome in Cape Town, South Africa. He sings in English, Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Azeri, Malay and Urdu and is backed by a range of both"
"Obongjayar Steven Umoh, known by his stage name Obongjayar, is a Nigerian musical artist based out of London. Steven Umoh grew up in Calabar, Nigeria. He was raised by his grandmother; his mother had moved to the UK to escape Umoh's father, who was abusive. Early in his life, he primarily listened to bootleg rap, particularly Eminem, Usher, Nelly, Snoop Dogg and Ciara. Umoh moved to live with his mother in England at the age of 17, but stayed active in the Nigerian music scene. He grew up a devoutly religious Christian, but became less so after he attended university"
"and was ""shattered"" that he was omitted from the credits, adding that he never received the money either. On his return to performance as Yusuf Islam, Stevens made a payment to Wakeman and apologized for the original non-payment, which arose from confusion and a misunderstanding on the record label's part. On a documentary aired on British television Wakeman stated that he felt Stevens's version of ""Morning Has Broken"" was a very beautiful piece of music that had brought people closer to religious truth. He expressed satisfaction in having contributed to this. Wakeman included a 3:42 version on his 2017 album"
"the ""Billboard"" 200, and fifteen weeks at number one in the Australian ARIA Charts. He earned two ASCAP songwriting awards in 2005 and 2006 for ""The First Cut Is the Deepest"", and the song has been a hit for four artists. His other hit songs include ""Father and Son"", ""Wild World"", ""Peace Train"", ""Moonshadow"", and ""Morning Has Broken"". In 2007 he received the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. In December 1977, Stevens converted to Islam, and he adopted the name Yusuf Islam the following year. In 1979, he auctioned"
"Moonshadow (song) ""Moonshadow"" is a song written and performed by Cat Stevens (known since 1978 as Yusuf Islam), first released in the UK in 1970 as a Single and 1971 on his album ""Teaser and the Firecat"" in the USA. Stevens considers this his favourite of his old songs. When Yusuf appeared on ""The Chris Isaak Hour"" in 2009, he said of this song: ""I was on a holiday in Spain. I was a kid from the West End (of London) – bright lights, et cetera. I never got to see the moon on its own in the dark, there"
"Gold (Cat Stevens album) Gold is a two-CD compilation of classic singles and album tracks by British singer-songwriter, Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam. It is part of Universal Music's series of double-disc anthologies derived from their extensive back catalog. The track list starts with Stevens' early British hit ""Matthew & Son"" and ends with a new recording by Islam, ""Indian Ocean"", recorded and first released as a digital download on the iTunes Music Store to benefit 2004 Asian tsunami relief efforts. One review of the compilation suggests that the anthology ""manages to cram into two discs what 2001's"
"the summer of 2010, he promptly released a charity single entitled ""Hear Your Call"", performed in English and Urdu, to raise funds for the displaced Pakistanis in a joint-effort with the UN-sponsored charity organization Save the Children. In 2014, he was appointed ""UN Global Ambassador"" for the World Food Programme. In 2009, Yusuf was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters in recognition of his ""extraordinary contributions to the field of music"" by Roehampton University, London. Widely regarded as the highest profile Muslim musician in the UK, Yusuf has appeared each year on the list of the ""World’s 500 Most Influential"
"Muslims"" since 2010. In 2014, the United Nations appointed him Global Ambassador Against Hunger, and in 2015 the UN appointed him as an ""Elite Ambassador"" for the UN World Interfaith Harmony Week. In 2016, Yusuf received a Recognition Award for his contributions to promoting the message of peace and tolerance as part of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum World Peace Initiative. Sami Yusuf Sami Yusuf is a British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, and humanitarian who grew up in London. Yusuf gained international attention with the release of his debut album, Al-Mu’allim, in 2003. Now with over 34"
"Imran Yusuf Imran Yusuf (born 26 November 1979) is a Kenyan-born British stand-up comedian of Indian Konkani Muslim descent. Yusuf came to notice following rave reviews and a Best Newcomer nomination for the Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Awards at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010 and appearing on ""Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow"", both in the summer of 2010. Yusuf was born in Mombasa, Kenya to ethnic Indian parents of Konkani Muslim origin, and initially grew up in Hackney, East London, before moving to Harrow, North-West London. Both his parents and two older brothers became refugees of the economic war following the expulsion"
"Afrika Islam Charles Andre Glenn (born 1967 in New York City), professionally known by his stage name Afrika Islam, is an American hip hop DJ and producer. He was one of the pioneers of hip hop culture and the hip hop radio station. He began his musical career in 1977 as a ten-year-old, joining the group Rock Steady Crew. He started as an apprentice to Afrika Bambaataa, from whom he learned the art of remixing tracks. He was responsible for the events that the Zulu Nation held during the 1970s. A few years later, he moved to Los Angeles where"
"at swimming pool garden, ajao estate, Lagos, Nigeria. he also has a good relationship with rappers in the Nigerian industry like AQ and teckzilla who also produced couple songs for him in London. Yannick Philippe's single ""Make I Rap"" video was shot by Twyse production in London, he has also done stage performances in London and Lagos. Philippe Yannick Iwuegbu Philippe Yannick Iwuegbu (born 11 June 1985, Paris, France) is a Nigerian actor, comedian, rapper and songwriter. He is the founder of the Nigerian record label Yannick Philippe Music. Philippe Yannick Iwuegbu hail from Mbano L.G.A, Owerri, Imo state in"
"Tell 'Em I'm Gone Tell 'Em I'm Gone is the fourteenth studio album by Yusuf (formerly known as Yusuf Islam and as Cat Stevens). The album was released on 27 October 2014 by Legacy Recordings. It is Yusuf's third mainstream release since his return to music and his first one in five years since 2009's acclaimed ""Roadsinger"". The album was produced by Rick Rubin and Yusuf, and features Richard Thompson. On 15 September 2014, Yusuf/Cat Stevens announced the forthcoming release on 27 October 2014 of his new studio album ""Tell 'Em I'm Gone"" and two upcoming tours: a November 2014"
"and tour. Both worked, recorded, and toured with Stevens, until he left the Western pop music business in 1978; however both made an appearance with him, performing on Stevens' first television broadcast performance, performing with him, on ""Later... with Jools Holland"" in 2006. However, this was the only performance where Roussell was present. Davies remained as a guitarist with backing vocals as he had done for so many years in the days of ""Cat Stevens"", and still performs with Islam as part of his new, tight-knit band. Artwork is credited to ""Yoriyos"", believed to be Yusuf Islam's son Mohammed Islam,"
"Judie Tzuke Judie Tzuke (born Judie Myers, 3 April 1956) is an English singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 1979 hit ""Stay with Me till Dawn"", which reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. Tzuke's family relocated from Poland to England in the 1920s, and changed their surname from Tzuke to Myers. Her mother, Jean Silverside, was a television actress, and her father, Sefton Myers, was a successful property developer who also managed artists and singers—most notably Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice during the writing of ""Jesus Christ Superstar"". When Tzuke embarked on her singing career, she"
"summer of 2008, and mixed by Thomas Juth at Kensaltown Studios in London. Boots and Sand ""Boots and Sand"" is a song written and recorded by Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens). It appears as a bonus track on his album ""Roadsinger (To Warm You Through the Night)"" which was released on 5 May 2009. The song was also released as a double-A side single together with ""Roadsinger"", on 20 July 2009. ""Boots and Sand"" was written by Yusuf after he was denied entry to the US in 2004, and features guest appearances by both Paul McCartney and Dolly"
"a ""Rolling Stone"" magazine interview, he reaffirmed this, saying, ""I had found the spiritual home I'd been seeking for most of my life. And if you listen to my music and lyrics, like ""Peace Train"" and ""On The Road To Find Out"", it clearly shows my yearning for direction and the spiritual path I was travelling."" Stevens formally converted to the Muslim faith on 23 December 1977, taking the name Yusuf Islam in 1978. Yusuf is the Arabic rendition of the name Joseph; he stated that he ""always loved the name Joseph"" and was particularly drawn to the story of"