Paul along with his original musicians from his Graceland album on stage in London's Hyde Park.
Trumpet player Hugh Masekela and Ladysmith Black Mambazo joined the 70th year old singer,the South African male choir who appeared on the original album recording, 25 years after the original Graceland tour first came to the UK.
To headline the final night of Hard Rock Calling 2012 stage had been took by Simon,starting his set under blue skies with a rendition of The Harder The Come with Jimmy Cliff.
After being admired by the South African township music, Simon decided to record Graceland in South Africa in 1985.
14 million copies worldwide had been sold out for this album, and is often credited as Simon's finest album with hits such as You Can Call Me Al and Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes.
For an encore he played the Simon and Garfunkel hits The Sound of Silence and The Boxer before finishing with another of his solo hits, Still Crazy After All These Years.
Trumpet player Hugh Masekela and Ladysmith Black Mambazo joined the 70th year old singer,the South African male choir who appeared on the original album recording, 25 years after the original Graceland tour first came to the UK.
To headline the final night of Hard Rock Calling 2012 stage had been took by Simon,starting his set under blue skies with a rendition of The Harder The Come with Jimmy Cliff.
After being admired by the South African township music, Simon decided to record Graceland in South Africa in 1985.
14 million copies worldwide had been sold out for this album, and is often credited as Simon's finest album with hits such as You Can Call Me Al and Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes.
For an encore he played the Simon and Garfunkel hits The Sound of Silence and The Boxer before finishing with another of his solo hits, Still Crazy After All These Years.
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