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Peace finally emerges after minefield of Graceland - The Age


The Age
Peace finally emerges after minefield of Graceland
The Age
He suggested they tour together in a show that would feature black South African musicians, including the country's finest female singer, Miriam Makeba, and that songs from Graceland be performed alongside black South African music.
A&E remembers Graceland C21Media

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'Under African Skies,' About the Paul Simon Album 'Graceland' - New York Times


New York Times
'Under African Skies,' About the Paul Simon Album 'Graceland'
New York Times
Reconciliation is the theme of this movie about a work of art whose every riff and playful verse embodies the idea of music's healing powers. As Mr. Simon points out, the lyrics for “Graceland” were not political but pop, and their language playful and ...
The story of Paul Simon's 'Graceland' is a compelling tale in documentary ... New York Daily News

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'Under African Skies' is a moving look at 'Graceland' artists - Kansas City Star

'Under African Skies' is a moving look at 'Graceland' artists
Kansas City Star
Though it is anything but a concert film, many of the infectious hooks from the album are stitched throughout - "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes," "Homeless," "Graceland," and a clip of the song that would give the documentary its name, ...

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Lisa Marie Presley, New Album 'Storm & Grace': T Bone Burnett Helps Get Her ... - The Boot


USA TODAY
Lisa Marie Presley, New Album 'Storm & Grace': T Bone Burnett Helps Get Her ...
The Boot
"Regardless of what crazy roads she's been down, who she is is right there in those songs. Of course you see the family resemblance, but she's got his groove, I will tell you that. She has that sense of being in the pocket. That's a family trait.
Lisa Marie Presley breaks free with 'Storm & Grace' USA TODAY
After storm, Lisa Marie Presley finds grace in new album Chicago Tribune
Lisa Marie Presley on turning her back on Hollywood, living with her father's fame Fox News

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Album review: Fun's Some Nights is admirably different to the current chart ... - Metro


Metro
Album review: Fun's Some Nights is admirably different to the current chart ...
Metro
The title track has a touch of both Paul Simon's Graceland era and Queen's rococo flourish about it; while the band's breakout tune, We Are Young (featuring Janelle Monáe – just about), is a thumping, surging singalong. It Gets Better's electro ...

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Lib at Large: The enduring grace of Paul Simon's 'Graceland' - Marin Independent-Journal

Lib at Large: The enduring grace of Paul Simon's 'Graceland'
Marin Independent-Journal
Out of this unprecedented creative collaboration came "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes," "You Can Call Me Al," "Homeless," "Under African Skies" and the other brilliant songs that made "Graceland" a worldwide smash after its release in August 1986.

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Just Announced: Rob Drabkin performs Graceland @ Boulder Theater - Grateful Web

Just Announced: Rob Drabkin performs Graceland @ Boulder Theater
Grateful Web
In fact, after the third song, Rob and his band were pulling in inquisitive newbies like a moth to a flame." - Westword Magazine, Mile High Music Festival Review. Rob Drabkin is a native of Denver, CO. His Mom had him take piano lessons at 5.

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Favourite albums: what's the soundtrack to your life? - Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk
Favourite albums: what's the soundtrack to your life?
Telegraph.co.uk
I could never be bored by Paul Simon's Graceland. I'm very attached to South Africa and world music, and got to see him perform it live with my kids and now ex-husband, which was a great day. I play the drums and was in a rock band in the early ...

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Grace notes at last for boycott buster - The Age


The Age
Grace notes at last for boycott buster
The Age
He suggested they tour together, in a show that would include black South African musicians, including the country's finest female singer Miriam Makeba, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Stimela, and songs from Graceland should be performed alongside South ...

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Graceland instructors treat patients in Jamaican clinic - KC Community News

Graceland instructors treat patients in Jamaican clinic
KC Community News
“As a nurse, I've been given a gift,” said Wilcox, RN, CNS, CNE and instruc-tor at Graceland University. “It's my job to give back wherever I can. Since I like to travel, I take it with me.” Friends, neighbors and colleagues add to the stash, ...

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