Paul Simon · 1986 · 1980s · Entry 192 of 272
Graceland
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, mbaqanga rhythms, and a songwriter at the height of his curiosity. The cultural-exchange record that earned every defender.
Pitchfork
Read review →Its songs transcend the context as listening experiences — astute and exciting, spit-shined with the gloss of production that somehow has refused to age.
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