Under African Skies (2012)

Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the journey of his Graceland album, including the political backlash he received for allegedly breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa designed to end the Apartheid regime.

Director:

Joe Berlinger

Stars:

Paul Simon, Maya Angelou, Okeyerama Asante

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 11 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Paul Simon	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maya Angelou	...	Herself
Okeyerama Asante	...	Himself
Harry Belafonte	...	Himself
David Byrne	...	Himself
Tony Cedras	...	Himself
Peter Gabriel	...	Himself
Philip Glass	...	Himself
Whoopi Goldberg	...	Herself
Roy Halee	...	Himself
Quincy Jones	...	Himself
Vusi Khumalo	...	Himself
Bakithi Kumalo	...	Himself
Ladysmith Black Mambazo,	...	Himself
Koloi Lebona	...	Himself

Storyline

Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the journey of his Graceland album, including the political backlash he received for allegedly breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa designed to end the Apartheid regime.

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | History | Music

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA South Africa

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 May 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

13 Notes: Paul Simon's Graceland Journey

Company Credits

Production Co:

RadicalMedia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Imagine: Paul Simon's Graceland: Under African Skies (2012)

User Reviews

Behind the scenes at the inception, development and performance of GRACELAND

What joy! It is rare to find yourself beaming in a dark theatre at the people on the screen, but the joy of the performers, fully engaged with the music, was irresistible. It helped that I'd been privileged to attend the original Graceland tour in the 80's and had actually brought both my daughters, ages 11 and 16, with me. I beamed all through THAT performance as well. "Under African Skies" gives the cool background details about how the whole project started and unfolded, including the political flak Paul Simon and the team went through from the left. What a delight to meet the guys from LadySmith Black Mombaso, and hear the tale from their point of view. Some strange white guy wants to play music with them - such open hearted folks, despite apartheid, they went for it for the love of their music. I want to see this movie again AND I want all my friends and family to see it too. My only problem is if they don't love it as much as I do!