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Paul Simon, front right, performed with members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo for the first time in several years during a tribute at the Warner Theater in Washington on May 23, 2007.

Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ was born 30 years ago — and ‘world music’ grew with it

December 27, 2016Music

Thirty years ago, Paul Simon released the album “Graceland.” He recorded it in South Africa, in the thick of the anti-apartheid struggle there.

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