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In the new episode of our series on Amazon Music, Yusuf Islam and his closest collaborators talk about the spiritual journey behind his 1970 folk-rock classic
Track is off 1971’s Teaser and the Firecat
Jack Johnson, Bonnie “Prince” Billy will also participate in CatSong Festival, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Tea for the Tillerman and Mona Bone Jakon
Track is off upcoming 50th-anniversary reissue of Mona Bone Jakon
Track comes off rerecorded Tea for the Tillerman²
“‘Father and Son’ feels pretty appropriate for what’s going on right now, if you take the father figure as being the establishment,” singer-songwriter says
“I like the gritty desert blues sound of my new version,” songwriter says. “It echoes the dangerous mood of the world out there”
Song is off upcoming Tea for the Tillerman², rerecorded for the album’s 50th anniversary
Song appears on Tea for the Tillerman², a new take on his 1970 masterpiece featuring original producer Paul Samwell-Smith and original guitarist Alun Davies.
“We knew we were coming up to the 50th birthday of the friendly face, Tillerman,” says Yusuf, “and we wanted to do something special for him”
