Paul Simon's Graceland: 40th Anniversary Celebration

A celebration of the 40th anniversary of Paul Simon's album Graceland, presented at The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh with the London African Gospel Choir as the named act.

Graceland is the 1986 album by Paul Simon, the American singer-songwriter who previously recorded as one half of Simon & Garfunkel. Its songs, including the title track, "You Can Call Me Al" and "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes", combine Simon's pop songwriting with South African musical styles, and the record is widely discussed as a landmark of cross-cultural collaboration in popular music.

This evening marks the album's fortieth anniversary, with the London African Gospel Choir as the artist on the bill. The programme centres on the music of Graceland, bringing African choral and gospel voices to a record that drew on South African sounds and voices.

The Queen's Hall is a concert and show venue in Edinburgh, and the event suits listeners who know the album and those who want to hear its material performed live in a choral setting.