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Singer-songwriter Paul Simon had been on the cutting-edge of pop music throughout most of the 1960s and the '70s, first as half of the seminal folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, and then as a well-received solo artist. But the rise of 1980s rock and new wave saw a decline in Simon's commercial success, and the singer responded by experimenting with different musical styles--most notably, world beat--that culminated in his adventurous 1986 masterpiece GRACELAND. The album's fusion of American folk-rock songwriting and buoyant South African rhythms not only broke new ground in pop music, but became Simon's biggest-selling solo record and introduced Western audiences to the South African band Ladysmith Black Mambazo. This episode of the CLASSIC ALBUMS series examines the making of Simon's groundbreaking work through interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, music videos, and live performances of album tracks such as "Boy in the Bubble," "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes," "You Can Call Me Al," and "Under African Skies."Product Identifiers
UPC0014381584523
eBay Product ID (ePID)3296199
Product Key Features
RatingNR
Movie/TV TitleClassic Albums-Paul Simon: Graceland
FormatDVD
Release Year1999
GenreMusical & Performing Arts
Sub-GenrePop Music
Additional Product Features
Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Release Date19991102