There is a very nice interview part from 1986 with Paul on this website.
http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicnews/2012/06/going-to-g
raceland-paul-simon-on-kcrw/
People at KCRW had been sending Paul Simon cassette tapes of African bands and South African bands like Ladysmith Black Mambazo during the early 80’s.
Because of their connection with Simon, when he came to LA on the “Graceland” press tour, the only interview he gave to radio or to print media was on Morning Becomes Eclectic.
A part of that interview has been extracted from cassette, Paul talks about the South African musicians coming to New York City — their first plane flight and first time out of apartheid-era South Africa and getting the rock star treatment, including being picked up at JFK by a white limo with a white chauffeur.
http://blogs.kcrw.com/musicnews/2012/06/going-to-g
raceland-paul-simon-on-kcrw/
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