“Father and Son”

The legendary singer/songwriter Yusuf / Cat Stevens launched his first album in 1967. He’s a member of the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame, and his albums have offered tens of millions. In 2020, he launched Tea for the Tillerman², a re-imagining of his hit 1970 album Tea for the Tillerman. Within the music “Father and Son,” he sings a duet between the 2 title characters, doing each voices. However within the 2020 model, he approached this music in a form of astonishing method  —  he recorded the a part of the daddy, however for the a part of the son, he used a reside recording of himself from 1970, taken from a present he performed at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. So the 2 elements are nonetheless each sung in his voice, however 50 years aside. On this episode Yusuf / Cat Stevens tells the story of how he created, after which re-created “Father and Son.”

You should buy or stream the 2020 model of “Father and Son” right here and the unique model of “Father and Son” right here.


Illustration by Carlos Lerma.

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