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Personnel includes: Paul Simon (vocals, guitar); Vincent Nguini (guitar, bass, clave); Georges Seba, Martin Atangana (electric guitar); Ringo Star, Ray Phiri (guitar); C.J. Chenier (accordion); Charles Doherty (alto & tenor saxophones); Jude Bethel (tenor saxophone); Errol Ince (trumpet); Dave Bargeron (euphonium); Clifton Anderson (trombone); Greg Phillinganes (synthesizer); Bakithi Kumalo (bass); Grupo Cultural Olodum, Steve Gadd (drums); Mingo Araujo, Remy Kabocka, Ya Yo De La Nelson, Sidinho, Dom Chacal (percussion); Briz, Karen Bernod, Myrna Lynn Gomila, Kia Y. Jeffries, Florence Gnimagnon, Charlotte Mbango, Djana'd, Elolongue Mbango Catherine, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (background vocals).
Principally recorded at The Hit Factory, New York; Transamerica Studios, Impressao Digital Studios and Multi Studios Rio De Janiero, Brazil; Studio Guillhaume Tell, Paris, France.
Personnel: Paul Simon (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Naná Vasconcelos (vocals, berimbau, congas, triangle, percussion); Milton Nascimento (vocals); Vincent Nguini (guitar, Clavinet); J.J. Cale (guitar, percussion); Armandinho, Kofi Electrik, Raphael Rabello, Ray Phiri, Ringo Starr (guitar); George Seba, Martin Atangana (electric guitar); Kim Wilson (harmonica); Clifton Chenier, Jimmy McDonald, C.J. Chenier (accordion); Michael Brecker (saxophone, synthesizer, percussion); Alain Hatot (saxophone); Charles Doherty (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Jude Bethel (tenor saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet, piccolo trumpet, synthesizer); Phillipe Slominski, Clyde Mitchell, Errol Ince (trumpet); Hugh Masekela (flugelhorn); Clifton Anderson, Jacques Bolognesi (trombone); Dave Bargeron (euphonium, horns); Greg Phillinganes (keyboards, synthesizer); Justin Tchounou, Adrian Belew (synthesizer); Sidinho Moreira (drums, congas, bongos); Mingo Araújo (drums, congas, castanets, cymbals, shaker, triangle, percussion); Remy Kabocka, Felix Sabal-Lecco, Grupo Cultural, Asante , Steve Gadd (drums); Don Chacal (congas, bongos, bata); Francisco Aguabella, Giovanni Hidalgo (congas); Anthony Carrillo (bongos); Wilson DasNeves (cowbells, percussion); Canegal, Jorge Ferreira da Silva, Marçalzinho, Isaak Asante, Beloba, Pedro Sorongo, Mazzola, Paul Santos, Remi Kabaka (percussion); Elolongue Mbango Catherine, Briz, Charlotte M'bango, Myrna Lynn Gomila, Djana'd, Florence Gnimagnon, Karen Bernod, Kia Jeffries, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (background vocals).
Recording information: Hit Factory Studios, New York, NY; Impressao Digital, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; Pelourinho Square, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; Studio Guillaume Tell, Paris, France; Transamerica Studios, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Director: Antonio Luis Alves de Souza.
Photographers: Miguel Rio Branco; Sylvia Plachy; Bruno Barbey.
Translator: Lizzie Bravo.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Gordinho; Sidinho Moreira; Madeleine Yayodele Nelson; Paulinho Santos; Artur Andres; Décio Ramos; Paulo Sérgio Santos.
Arranger: Mazzola.
As singer/songwriter Frank Tedesso once put it, GRACELAND is the mountaintop and RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS is the mist around the peak. The latter certainly does seem to pick up where it's South African-flavored predecessor left off. Though RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS relies on the traditional musical forms of a different part of the world (Brazil), Simon uses a somewhat similar strategy. He wraps his very American voice and lyrics around the rhythms and harmonies of a culture much more dependent on polyrhythms. In the process, he creates a new paradigm that is simultaneously familiar and excitingly fresh.
A new development is the undercurrent of social protest in the lyrics, something that GRACELAND only hinted at. A running lyrical theme is the intrusion of science and civilization upon nature, and the catastrophic results. When he finds no solutions in the world of men, Simon turns to the divine. On "The Cool, Cool River," he supplicates himself, with the understanding that "these prayers are the memory of God." However cRolling Stone (11/15/90) - 4 Stars - Excellent "...extends his reach not only further into the riches of world-beat music but further into the realm of the spiritual...a song cycle that examines with visionary beauty and brooding intensity the viability of faith in a corrupt, heartless and sometimes merely predictable world..." Entertainment Weekly - "...This is gorgeous stuff, spiritually potent, with its utter integrity nowhere in doubt..." - Rating A+ Q (12/99, p.68) - Included in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s." Q - Included in Q's list of the Fifty Best Albums of 1990. Down Beat (2/91) - 3.5 Stars - Good plus - "...The second chapter in Simon's globetrotting phase is a production of epic proportions...with luscious, seductively rhythmic results. It's just that, somehow, the sensory pleasures of the album are more persuasive than the intellectual equation of the experiment..." Time Magazine (12/31/90) - Rated one of the ten best recordings of 1990. - "...Intricate Brazilian rhythms; complex, inward-looking lyrics. And something else too: good fun..." NME (Magazine) (10/90) - "...pleasant and surprisingly raw..."
does not work in all cd players This CD will not play on my laptop and is thinner that the typical quality cd, and came in a cardboard cover as opposed to a plastic cd cover to protect it from scratching. Submitted by jvallion (las vegas, nv) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful. This review is for a different format.
paul simon Not the original cd that I once had, this was remastered and enhanced, if you like Paul Simon this is the best for new recordings, sounds great Submitted by cynthia0478 (chicago, IL usa) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
Lost opportunity. This is a delightful, mysterious, and evocative masterpiece from Paul Simon. I believe the re-release has missed the opportunity to correct the running order. Paul had sequenced it quite differently, and when played in that order, the albums' ebb and flow makes much more sense. So, a lost chance to set things right. Did Paul not have a say in this?????? Submitted by David Martin (Mt. Martha, Australia.) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo This review is for a different format.
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