An haifi Cat Stevens (Steven Demeter Georges) a ranar 21 ga Yuli, 1948 a London. Mahaifin mai zanen shine Stavros Georges, Kiristan Orthodox dan asalin kasar Girka.
Uwar Ingrid Wikman ita ce Yaren mutanen Sweden ta haihuwa kuma Baptist ta addini. Sun gudanar da wani gidan cin abinci kusa da Piccadilly mai suna Moulin Rouge. Iyaye sun rabu da yaron yana da shekaru 8. Amma sun kasance abokai na kwarai kuma sun ci gaba da hulda da dansu da kasuwanci tare.
Yaron ya san kiɗa tun yana ƙuruciya. Mahaifiyarsa da mahaifinsa ne suka gabatar da shi, waɗanda sukan ɗauke shi tare da shi zuwa bukukuwan farin ciki da na kiɗa na Girka. Yana kuma da wata 'yar'uwa mai girma wacce take sha'awar tattara bayanai. Godiya ga su, mawaƙa na gaba sun gano kwatance daban-daban a fagen kiɗan. Sai Stephen ya gane cewa kiɗa a gare shi ita ce rai da numfashinta.
Lokacin da ya sami damar, nan da nan ya sayi rikodin sa na farko. Ta zama Baby Face mawaki Little Richard. Tun yana yaro, ya koyi yin piano, wanda yake cikin gidan abincin iyayensa. Kuma yana da shekaru 15, ya roƙi mahaifinsa ya sayi guitar, yana faɗowa a ƙarƙashin rinjayar tasirin sanannen quartet. The Beatles. An ƙware kayan aikin a cikin ɗan gajeren lokaci mai yuwuwa. Shi kuwa matashin farin ciki ya fara tsara wakokinsa.
Farkon aikin Cat Stevens
Waƙar farko da Stephen George ya rubuta yana ɗan shekara 12 ana kiranta Darling, No. Amma, a cewar marubucin, bai yi nasara ba. Kuma abun da ke gaba na Mabuwayi Aminci ya riga ya zama cikakke, bayyananne da bayyanawa.
Wata rana, mahaifiyar ta ɗauki ɗanta tare da ita tafiya zuwa Sweden don ziyarci ɗan'uwanta. A can, matashin mai zane ya sadu da kawunsa Hugo, wanda ya kasance ƙwararren mai zane. Kuma zane ya burge shi sosai, har shi da kansa ya fara shiga harkar fasaha.
Ya yi karatu a takaice a Hammersmith College of Art amma ya daina. Amma bai bar aikinsa na kiɗa ba, amma ya yi wasa a mashaya da cibiyoyi daban-daban tare da waƙoƙinsa. Sa'an nan kuma sunan sa mai suna Cat Stevens ya riga ya bayyana, yayin da budurwarsa ta yi magana game da idanunsa na kyan gani.
Steve ya ba wa EMI waƙoƙinsa a kan haɗarinsa. Ya ji daɗin aikinsa, sa'an nan kuma mai zane ya sayar da waƙoƙinsa na kimanin kilo 30. Wannan babban kuɗin kuɗi ne ga wani saurayi wanda har yanzu yana aiki a gidan abinci tare da iyayensa.
Haɓaka aikin Cat Stevens
Kat ya ba da abubuwan haɗin gwiwarsa don sauraron furodusa Mike Hirst, tsohon memba na The Springfields. Kuma ko da yake ya karbe su ne kawai saboda ladabi, bayan ya saurare shi ya yi mamakin baiwar mawakin.
Hirst ya taimaka wa marubucin don kammala kwangila tare da ɗakin studio don "promotion" kuma ba da daɗewa ba aka fito da abun da ke ciki na I Love My Dog, wanda ya kai saman ginshiƙi da kuma a rediyo. Sai mawakin ya tuna: "Lokacin da na fara jin kaina a rediyo shine mafi girma a rayuwata."
Manyan hits na gaba sune singular I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun and Mat the Wand Son (1967). Sun "fasa" ginshiƙi na Burtaniya kuma sun yi girman kai. Tun daga wannan lokacin sana'arta ta yi tashin gwauron zabi. Steve koyaushe yana kan hanya, yawon shakatawa, yana yin solo ko tare da ƴan wasan duniya kamar Jimi Hendrix da Engelbert Humperdinck.
Twist Cat Stevens
Matsanancin matsananciyar matsananciyar matsananciyar wahala da takulawar rayuwa sun yi illa ga lafiyar Stevenson. Tari da aka saba ya rikide zuwa wani mataki mai tsanani kuma aka tura mawakin asibiti. A can aka gano yana da tarin fuka. A can, mai zane ya bayyana a fili. Mawaƙin ya yi imanin cewa yana gab da mutuwa, kuma likitoci da dangi sun ɓoye masa hakan.
Abin mamaki, waɗannan cututtuka sun sa Kat ya canza alkiblar aikinsa. Yanzu ya fara tunani game da rayuwa ta ruhaniya da kuma ayyukansa. Rayuwar mai zane ta cika da adabin falsafa, tunani da sabbin wakoki. Don haka abun da ke ciki The Wind ya fito.
Mai wasan kwaikwayo ya zama mai sha'awar nazarin addinan duniya, ya yi tunani, wanda ya ba da gudummawa ga rubuta waƙoƙi da yawa a asibitin. Sun kuma ƙaddara sabon alkibla da nau'in aikin abubuwan da suka haɗa.
Bayan fitar da kundi na Tea na Tillerman, Cat Stevens ya sami shahara da shahara a duniya. Bayanan da ke gaba sun ƙarfafa waɗannan matsayi kawai. Kuma haka ya ci gaba har zuwa 1978, har sai da artist yanke shawarar barin mataki.
Yusuf Islam
Wata rana yana yin iyo a Malibu, sai ya fara nutsewa, ya koma ga Allah, yana kira ya cece shi, ya yi alkawarin yi masa aiki kawai. Kuma ya tsira. Ya soma nazarin ilimin taurari, katunan tarot, numerology, da sauransu. Sannan wata rana ɗan'uwansa ya ba shi Alƙur'ani, wanda ya ƙaddara makomar mawakin.
A shekarar 1977 ya musulunta ya kuma canza sunansa zuwa Yusuf Islam. Yin wasan kwaikwayo a wani shagali na sadaka a 1979 shine na ƙarshe.
Ya jagoranci duk wani kudin shiga zuwa sadaka da ilimi a kasashen musulmi. A shekarar 1985, an gudanar da wani gagarumin kade-kade na Live Aid, wanda aka gayyaci Yusuf Islam. Duk da haka, rabo ya yanke shawarar komai a gare shi - Elton John ya yi fiye da lokacin da aka ba shi, Kat kawai ba shi da lokacin zuwa mataki.
Komawaаmakirci
Na dogon lokaci, mai zane ya rubuta waƙoƙin addini kawai, kuma ba su da farin jini sosai.
A farkon shekarun 2000, mawaƙin ya yarda cewa ta hanyar yin waƙoƙinsa, zai iya gaya game da ainihin kansa kuma ya rasa wannan.
Yusuf ya sake daukar wasu wakokinsa tare da fitar da sabbin albam. Ana amfani da kuɗin da aka samu daga siyar da rikodin rikodi na Tekun Indiya, wanda aka sadaukar don bala'in tsunami na 2004, don taimakawa mutanen da wannan bala'i ya fi shafa. A cikin hunturu na 2006, da singer yi a karon farko tare da concert a Amurka, tare da ha] in gwiwar m m Rick Nowels.
A halin yanzu, sabon kundi shine Roadsinger, wanda aka saki a cikin 2009. A cikin wannan shekarar, ya rubuta wani sabon salo na shahararriyar abun da ake kira Ranar da Duniya ke Zagaye. An mayar da dukkan kudaden da aka samu zuwa kudaden taimakon al'ummar zirin Gaza.
