Paul Simon is making better headlines since his summer debacle of a domestic dispute with wife Edie Brickell which thankfully culminated in charges being dropped.
Now the music superstar can get back to what he does best, and that’s his recent announcement that he’ll be joining acclaimed South African choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo as a guest artist on Saturday, October 18 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at famed Carnegie Hall.
The South African male choral group rose to worldwide prominence in 1987 as a result of singing with Simon on his album Graceland, which won multiple awards and four Grammys.
The concert, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Friends, is part of Carnegie Hall’s month-long festival, UBUNTU: Music and Arts of South Africa, which begins on October 8.
Other guest artists at the October 18 concert are the South African ensembles Thokoza (six-woman choral group), the Bakithi Kumalo Band (led by Paul Simon’s longtime bass player), and Shabalala Rhythm, as well as Zulu maskandi musician Maqhinga Radebe.
Tickets for Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Friends, priced $35 to $80, are available at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, 154 West 57th Street, or can be charged to major credit cards by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or by visiting the Carnegie Hall website, carnegiehall.org.