Music as Literature

My notes from the first day of Socratic Seminar are the following:
  • In the Album Graceland by Paul Simon, we can hear multiple music genres mixed on each of his songs. I can hear (country, rocknroll, saxophone, etc...).
  • Paul Simon was inspired by African American culture to make this Album. This led him to win a Grammy award.
  • Many people called the album a bridge between African and American culture.  
  • Paul Simon collaborated with other culture to write Graceland lyrics. 
  • Culture means the beliefs, customs, art etc... of a particular society, group, place or time. 

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