The album took direct inspiration from the South African style of music called mbaqanga. Simon was given a tape of mbaqanga music, describing it as “very good summer music, happy music ...

Graceland began as jam sessions in South Africa. The Johannesburg recordings changed how Paul Simon wrote songs, with new chord variations and the Bagithi Khumalo bass lines shaping vocal melodies ...

South African musician Bakithi Kumalo is known for his bass playing, which is all over Paul Simon’s seminal album “Graceland.” You very likely know Kumalo’s famous riff on the hit tune “You Can Call ...

The singer-songwriter's first performance of three at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco focused on his 2023 "Seven Psalms ...

That solo career led Simon to South Africa and his hit 1986 album Graceland. True to its deft style, the film lets us see and hear the extraordinary changes in his music as it evolved.

Paul Simon might be New York’s quintessential songwriter: He was born in Jersey, he’s worked with people from Queens to Ghana, and though he changes styles radically and frequently, his ...

Paul Simon, 83, delivers over more than two hours on stage, revisiting Simon & Garfunkel, Graceland and his latest album Seven Psalms as A Quiet Celebration winds down.