RE: Patti appears w/ Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) on "Morning Becomes Eclectic" (live today: 11:15 am PDST)

["Gart, Mitchell" <MGart>]

I listened to this and totally enjoyed it.  But one thing:
he talks about creating art that will last a long time.
I would have liked to ask him about the statues of the Buddhas,
carved in the mountainsides in Afghanistan.  The Muslim Taliban
blew up these works of art that had been there for more than 
1000 years.  I would have liked to ask what he thinks of that act.
But other than that it was really nice to hear him, his thoughts
and his music.

- Mitch
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-babel-list 
> [mailto:owner-babel-list] On Behalf Of Dennis Moore
> Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 11:38 AM
> To: Babel-list
> Subject: Patti appears w/ Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) on 
> "Morning Becomes Eclectic" (live today: 11:15 am PDST)
> 
> Cat Stevens Returns, Explains Himself
> Wednesday, December 20, 2006
> By Roger Friedman
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,237698,00.html
> 
> Cat Stevens is back. Well, his name now is Yusuf Islam, and we'll call
> him that, but old habits are hard to break, and you know, he was our
> Cat for a long, long time.
> 
> Last night he returned to the U.S. and the stage, playing a nice long
> set at the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center for invited guests
> including rocker Patti Smith and a heavy mix of folks from the media
> like New York Times pop critic Jon Pareles, filmmaker Albert Maysles,
> rock impresario David Spero and writer Daphne Merkin.
> 
> The show, taped for KCRW-FM, was interspersed with a conversation with
> that radio station's Nic Harcourt. [snip]
> 
> THU DEC 21, 2006
> Broadcast and Webcast Exclusive:
> First Live US Performance in Three Decades by Yusuf (formerly 
> Cat Stevens)
> Will Air on KCRWs Morning Becomes Eclectic
> http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb061221yusuf
> 
> On Thursday, December 21, 2006, at 11:15 am, Music Director Nic
> Harcourt host of the influential music program, Morning Becomes
> Eclectic on trendsetting public radio station 89.9FM KCRW/Santa Monica
> and KCRW.com presents a broadcast and webcast exclusive: the first
> live US performance in nearly three decades by singer/songwriter
> Yusuf, formerly known as Cat Stevens.
> 
> In November 2006, Ya/Atlantic released AN OTHER CUP, Yusuf's
> long-anticipated new album, the first collection of modern pop songs
> in 28 years from this legendary British singer/songwriter.  It was
> received with a flurry of critical acclaim and coincided with the 40th
> anniversary of Cat Stevens' first hit record, "I Love My Dog."
> 
> The performance that will air on Morning Becomes Eclectic was recorded
> on December 19 at an invitation-only event in an intimate performance
> venue in New York City, hosted by KCRWs Nic Harcourt. The performance
> and interview will be broadcast on air and will be simulcast online at
> www.KCRW.com on Thurs., Dec. 21, at 11:15 am Pacific time; click on
> KCRWLive to listen to the station's on-air stream. Yusuf's performance
> will be available for later listening in the KCRW Archives online.
> [snip]