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Paul Simon: Live in Central Park 1991

Paul Simon performs in Central Park in August 1991, backed by the New York session musicians and the native musicians from South Africa and Brazil who enlivened his solo work.

Ten years after playing a free concert in New York's Central Park with Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon returned, backed by the New York session musicians and the native musicians from South Africa and Brazil who enlivened his solo work.

The show was filmed and recorded live in Central Park, New York City, on 15 August 1991.

Songs performed include Graceland, You Can Call Me Al, The Sounds of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Kodachrome, The Boxer, America, Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, Cecilia and Me, and Julio Down by the Schoolyard.

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2 hours, 22 minutes

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Sat 19 Apr 2025 23:15
BBC Two Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only

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  • Sat 19 Apr 2025 21:35
    BBC Two England & HD only
  • Sat 19 Apr 2025 23:15
    BBC Two Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only

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