Home / Music / Graceland fused pop with mbaqanga, isicathamiya, and zydecoMusic linernotes album music paul-simonGraceland fused pop with mbaqanga, isicathamiya, and zydecoThe album combines Simon’s songwriting with South African mbaqanga, isicathamiya, and zydeco, creating a hybrid pop world music sound. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesThere Goes Rhymin' Simon hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and topped the Cashbox chartStill Crazy After All These Years won Paul Simon Album of the Year"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" hit number one for Paul Simon.Kodachrome reached No. 2 as Paul Simon's lead singlePaul Simon's Still Crazy After All These Years came out in 1975ExploreDon Dixon built a cardboard-box binaural head for R.E.M.'s ReckoningReference Recordings was an early adopter of HDCD encodingBrothers in Arms was the first CD to sell over a million copiesGrandmaster Flash wove Chic, Blondie, and Queen into 'Wheels of Steel'Peter Gabriel recruited musicians from ten countries for PassionPrevious Graceland was recorded in Johannesburg, New York, and LouisianaNext Graceland faced criticism for violating a South African boycott