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Paul Simon’s Graceland - Days of wonder and miracles by Yunus Momoniat

  • Paul Simon  - Graceland
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    Name of Publication:
    Maverick Life
    Author:
    Yunus Momoniat
    Date of Publication:
    8 March 2021
    Copyright:
    Yunus Momoniat, Maverick Life
    Synopsis:

    When Paul Simon embarked on a project to draw inspiration from South African musicians, he set out on a perilous obstacle course that would stir fevered controversy.

    Simon entered into a political minefield: he transgressed the United Nations’ call to boycott South Africa’s apartheid regime, he angered the African National Congress and other liberation movements and he dared to question the thinking behind their political tactics.

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References
  • Momoniat, Y. (2021). Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’: Those were the days my friends, of miracle and wonder from Maverick Life, 8 March 2021. Available at https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-03-08-paul-simons-graceland-those-were-the-days-my-friends-of-miracle-and-wonder/ [online]. Accessed on 11 March 2021
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