Yusuf Islam - Footsteps in the Light

Footsteps in the Light celebrates an era spanning from 1981 to 2006 of songs by Yusuf Islam. From his first release of A is for Allah recorded in 1981 for his daughter Hasanah to the more recent Angel of War and Wild World (Bana, Bana). The CD album includes a 24 page lyric booklet with comments by Yusuf on the reasons for recording each track. This is an album that looks back at the work of an Artist who was a pioneer for the development of the nasheed genre in the West influencing Artists world wide. All songs feature only voice and drum, the style he adopted during this period. The album contains 14 tracks including the Adhan (Call to prayer) recited by Yusuf.

Yusuf Islam - An Other Cup

An Other Cup is Yusuf Islam's first album of modern pop songs since his last album in 1978. Of his return to the pop music world, Yusuf Islam says, "I feel right about making music and singing about life in this fragile world again. It is important for me to be able to help bridge the cultural gaps others are sometimes frightened to cross."

Format: Compact Disc | Style: Full Instrumentation & Voice