music monday - graceland

it's the 25 year anniversary of an album that introduced most of the western music fan world to the rhythms, beats and melodies emanating from beneath the stifling apartheid south african sky. i was more of a fan of peter gabriel's musical journey to south africa, but graceland deserves it's rightful spot in the sunshine this month as reflected by this tom friedman op-ed piece and the just released documentary, under african skies.