KCRW to Webcast First Yusuf (Cat Stevens) U.S. Performance

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 14, 2006 - 7:07am.

*A correction has been made to this story.

Santa Monica, Calif. - KCRW, the Southern California public radio station, has announced that it will webcast the first U.S. live performance in nearly three decades from singer/songwriter Yusuf -- formerly known at Cat Stevens.

After converting to Islam in 1978, Stevens left the music world until this year; a new album from the artist was released last month. The performance that will air on host Nic Harcourt's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" daily morning show will be recorded on Dec. 19 in New York, and will be broadcast on-air and simultaneously online on Thursday, Dec. 21, at 11:15 a.m. Pacific time.

"We've been working on making this happen for almost two years since Yusuf released his 'Indian Ocean' single for victims of the 2004 Tsunami and began recording 'An Other Cup,'" said Harcourt. "I'm honored that Yusuf said yes to a performance on KCRW."

Related Links:
http://www.kcrw.com
http://www.yusufislam.com

*Correction:
KCRW contacted DMW to inform us that their original press release contained inaccurate information on the Yusuf webcast. The concert will be recorded live on December (not November) 19th. KCRW.com will webcast (audio only) the performance on Dec. 21 at 11:15 a.m. It will be archived for later listening in the KCRW.com archives.

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