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Paul Simon: Royal Albert Hall, London

Len Brown, New Musical Express, 18 April 1987

LET'S NOT beat about the bush. This is a celebration of black South African music with an anti-apartheid spirit mixed into its magic. And it has reached the parts that other blends of African music haven't reached. OK, sothere were incidents and accidents and hints and allegations along the way, but it's here now and, cultural boycott confusion aside, the Albert's bursting with enthusiasm.

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