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How Graceland saved Paul Simon — and offended the anti-apartheid world

Ian Winwood, Daily Telegraph, 10 June 2020

Forged in South Africa, the 1986 masterpiece drew accusations of 'cultural appropriation', offence and theft. What were Simon's intentions?

Total word count of piece: 2311

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