Anyone truly interested in that period of Pop meets
feels with their mates, and I was lucky to be along
World Music would do well to see the documentary
for the ride. Paul could have toured the whole world
“Under African Skies”. Paul went to South Africa at
over with Graceland and we were all disappointed
the height of apartheid, not to make a political
that our tour was so short.
statement but in search of a sound he loved… one
thing led to another and Graceland happened. That
What are some of the other projects you have
moment in time put a face and a musical voice to the
recently been involved with?
black South African people! We toured with
Ladysmith Black Mambazo and the original
I was recently on a tour playing with the cellist Yo-
Graceland band (for the most part) along with Hugh
Yo Ma. I was also was asked to be part of this very
Masekela. You can sense in the film that Joseph
great project sponsored by the US State department
Shabalal (Ladysmith Black Mambazo) genuinely
called ONEBEAT – which had 25 international
loves Paul and the experience that they shared! T Z\???]\?X?X[?? ] ?\?H???[????H?\? L? ???\?[ ?X?H? H ?\? ?\?H X\?\?H ??H\??[? ??\ X?[? ?\?H ?\?H ??X?[?\?H[? HZ^???[? H ?^H HY??X?[?????Y ?\? ???[[??? ????[? ??[??][??????\?][????X?X] B??X] \???X? ?^H ?\?KY?\?[ ^Z[?? Z\?????? L??H ?\????Y? [?\?[?[??[X?H??X? ??