Friday Music Blogging: Graceland

Ever since watching (and writing aout) the VH1 special on Graceland last month, I've been longing to hear this album again. But since doing so would involve finding someplace in the basement to set up the turntable, it was just going to have to wait till we got around to buying it on CD. Mr. Brilliant had the same longing, so yesterday I got home and there were the sounds of Paul Simon and Linda Ronstadt singing "Under African Skies" wafting from the Bose Wave in the kitchen, sounding every bit as sweet and fresh as it did in 1986.

Here Miriam Makeba improves on what was already perfection:

Every now and then a record comes out that makes the soul weep with joy and makes you know why you're alive. This is one of mine. And yours?