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Jul 2, 1987 · Special guest star Hugh Masekela, the exiled South African trumpeter, called for the release of imprisoned African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela in his jazz-funk anthem “Bring Him...
Feb 16, 1987 · Feb. 16, 1987 12 AM PT. Times Pop Music Critic. HARARE, Zimbabwe — Paul Simon, taking his historic “Graceland” tour as close to South Africa as conscience and laws allowed, stood quietly at...
Jul 17, 2012 · Twenty five years after Hugh Masekela first collaborated with Paul Simon and now legendary SA musicians like Miriam Makeba and Ladysmith Black Mambazo on the Graceland album and subsequent tour – the two icons reunited on a Hyde Park Stage on 15 July 2012.
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Paul Simon, Graceland: The African Concert: Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. With Paul Simon, Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba, Ladysmith Black Mambazo. A concert given in Zimbabwe, Africa, by singer Paul Simon, featuring such South African musicians as Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masakela.
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- Documentary, Music
- Michael Lindsay-Hogg
- 1987-05-16
Jan 23, 2018 · In 1987, Masekela joined Paul Simon and the South African musicians Ladysmith Black Mambazo on the Graceland tour, continuing to rouse international crowds to the cause of South Africa...
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- Jeffrey Brown
Dec 13, 2013 · Hear 11 of the week’s most notable new songs on the Playlist. Paul Simon recalls how the spirit of Nelson Mandela infused the music of “Graceland” and his tours with South African musicians.
Jul 10, 2000 · Six months after Graceland was released, Paul Simon and a group of South African musicians embarked on a world tour. They were joined by exiled South Africans Hugh Masekela and Miriam...
