Review of Paul Simon: Under African Skies (2012) by Richard D — 14 Jul 2014
I'm not a huge fan of "Graceland". I like the album well enough, but I have never thought of it as a masterpiece. I came out of this documentary liking it more than I had going in, which is one of the best things a documentary like this could hope for.
What's most interesting is the discussion over Simon's breaking of the boycott on working with South African musicians during the Apartheid years. I think Simon comes off as someone who was right when it comes to the details, but dreadfully wrong about the big picture.
He comes off as well-meaning, but totally clueless and self-centered ... never really grasping that people disagreed with him at the time because far bigger issues than his little album were at play.
This review of Paul Simon: Under African Skies (2012) was written by Richard D on 14 Jul 2014.
Paul Simon: Under African Skies has generally received very positive reviews.
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