Paul Simon - Graceland interview (1987)

Paul Simon's 1986 album Graceland, a daring musical experiment recorded with guests Ladysmith Black Mambazo among others, is rightly hailed a masterpiece. With Simon's trademark songwriting brilliance to the fore, adding key elements of African music brought unfair and churlish criticism from some quarters during an era of heightened international attention condemning apartheird in South Africa. In this great 1987 interview, Paul Simon reflects on his past and peerless songbook while Joseph Shabalala dismisses outright any criticism of Paul Simon for recording one of the greatest albums of all time.