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The transition form apartheid to democracy was pockmarked with violence, death, and distrust. But what a soundtrack those days had,..
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Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter known both for his solo work and his collaboration with Art Garfunkel. He and his school friend Garfunkel, whom he met in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Simon & Garfunkel. Their blend of folk and rock, including hits such as "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", "America" and "The Boxer", served as a soundtrack to the counterculture movement. Their final album, Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970), is among the bestselling of all time.
The transition form apartheid to democracy was pockmarked with violence, death, and distrust. But what a soundtrack those days had,..