Once A Cat

Steven Demetre Georgiou, born 21 July 1948 to parents of Greek Cypriot and Swedish ancestry), is best known by his former stage name Cat Stevens. The British musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist became a prominent convert to Islam and spent 28 years working as an educator and philanthropist before returning to pop music in 2006, with. He now goes by the single name Yusuf.

Audio: BBC, PRI & WGBH's The World May 20th, Host: Marco Werman.