THE London African Gospel Choir will perform Paul Simon’s Graceland live at the Cheese & Grain next month.
About the performance scheduled for Thursday 9th December, promoters say, “30 years after its release, the 19 members of the London African Gospel Choir, together with their amazing band, perform their own powerful twist on Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’, from start to finish.
“After coming across a bootleg cassette of South African township music in the early 80s, Paul Simon was totally smitten by the infectious and irresistible rhythms. He travelled to Johannesburg, spending two weeks there, recording with the absolute cream of South African musicians.
“That epic session went on to form the basis of Simon’s most commercially successful album ever – Graceland. The record became a true global phenomenon, winning Grammys in both 1987 and 88, shifting 5million copies Stateside and then another 2.5 million copies in the UK alone and spawning the hit singles, ‘Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes’, ‘The Boy in the Bubble’ and it’s biggest smash, ‘You Can Call Me Al’.
“The richness and harmony of the Choir’s rhythmic, evocative and empowering, voices have created an overwhelming musical event, for anyone lucky enough to experience this special performance of Paul Simon’s Graceland.”
Tickets from £30.50 are on sale via the website: www.cheeseandgrain.com
