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Paul Simon joining Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Carnegie Hall during UBUNTU fest, touring overseas in 2015

Paul Simon at Webster Hall in 2011 (more by Ryan Barkan)
Paul Simon

From October 8 – November 5, Carnegie Hall will be hosting the UBUNTU: Music and Arts of South Africa festival which includes events at Carnegie as well as other NYC venues. Some more details from the press release:

With its UBUNTU festival, Carnegie Hall salutes South Africa, a country with its dizzying patchwork of cultures, eleven official languages, and a cultural life like none other. Roughly translated as “I am because you are,” Ubuntu is a philosophy from Southern Africa that emphasizes the importance of community, a way of thinking that has influenced recent moves toward reconciliation and cultural inclusion in South Africa as fostered by South Africa’s former president, the late Nelson Mandela. The spirit of this philosophy is embodied in the festival’s programming, which features a varied lineup of artists representing the many threads that together make up the country’s musical culture.

It’s now been announced that African-music lover Paul Simon will be performing during the festival on October 18 at Carnegie Hall, joining South African choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, who he performed with on his Graceland tour. This will be the first time they’ve performed together in NYC since 1993. Other guests on the concert include 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. Ladysmith Black Mambazo also perform without Paul in Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall the next night (10/19). Tickets are on sale now.

In 2015, Paul will tour Australia, New Zealand and Europe. All of his dates are listed, with a trailer for UBUNTU and a video of him performing “Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes” with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, below…

Paul Simon — 2014/2015 Tour Dates
October 18, 2014 New York, NY Carnegie Hall w/ Ladysmith Black Mambazo
January 30, 2015 Auckland, NZ Vector Arena
January 31, 2015 New Plymouth, NZ TSB Bowl of Brooklands
February 3, 2015 Brisbane, AU Entertainment Centre
February 7, 2015 Geelong, AU Mt Duneed Estate
February 8, 2015 Adelaide, AU Coopers Brewery
February 10, 2015 Melbourne, AU Rod Laver Arena
February 14, 2015 Hunter Valley, AU Hope Estate Winery
February 16, 2015 Sydney, AU Qantas Credit Union Arena
February 21, 2015 Perth, AU Sir James Mitchell Park
February 22, 2015 Perth, Australia Sir James Mitchell Park
March 13, 2015 Krakow, PL Krakow Arena
March 14, 2015 Prague, CZ O2 Arena
March 16, 2015 Berlin, DE O2 World
March 17, 2015 Odense, DK Sparekassen Fyn Arena
March 19, 2015 Oslo, NO Spektrum
March 20, 2015 Stockholm, SW Globe
March 22, 2015 Amsterdam, NE Ziggo Dome
March 23, 2015 Antwerp, BE Sportspaleis
March 25, 2015 Koln, DE Lanxess Arena
March 27, 2015 Zurich, CH Hallenstadion
March 28, 2015 Munich, DE Olympiahalle
March 30, 2015 Milan, IT Mediolanum Forum
April 1, 2015 Vienna, AU Wiender Stadthalle
April 3, 2015 Paris, FR Zenith
April 7, 2015 Dublin, IE 3Arena
April 10, 2015 Glasgow, UK SSE Hydro
April 12, 2015 Birmingham, UK LG Arena
April 13, 2015 Manchester, UK Phones 4 U Arena
April 15, 2015 London, UK O2 Arena
April 16, 2015 London, UK O2 Arena
April 18, 2015 Amsterdam, NE Ziggo Dome