Simons pioneered

The most famous piece of this CD, You Can Call Me Al, is probably the untypical. With a catchy brass riff, good chorus, remarkable flute solo (not regarding virtuosity but musicality) and a nice video, it was clearly produces a hit, which is still played today. In almost stark contrast, are the other pieces, which are mostly played and influenced by African musicians. Simon has made popfähig world music in this sense and it's certainly not a mere traditional folk music, which as appears on his album. With Simons Arrangement, which is open to crazy ideas, succeeds two worlds merge into a final product which is a lot of people like. Very positive the fall (of course African) men's choir and the highly unusual played guitar on just like the bass. Sense of rhythm and groove you can not deny the musicians, and often, such as the bass player, and just adds virtuosity. A piece that well demonstrates the creativity of this music for me is I Know What I Know. After a tangled guitar intro, created a Groove of guitar, bass and drums very simple (with a continuous bass drum, as in Techno ... in the '80s), to which the clear, almost expressionless voice Simons sings a pretty melody loose line. Very soon a totally wacky women's choir joins (!?) To who sings several lines about later as huh-huh-huh, very high even sang a bit. The whole thing should really horrible sound, but somehow takes everything in a very unusual manner in one another. Who knows Paul Simon from Simon & Garfunkel, is can not believe that that should be the same musician. Instead of being extremely heavy tune, based on the quality of this plate of fresh, African music (and the associated musicians) purely brings in his ideas. (This is an Amazon.com at the university-student review.)