Is THIS the Most Famous Bass Break In Popular Music?

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Digging into the 1987 Album of the Year, Paul Simon's GRACELAND, the amazing bassist from Soweto, Bakithi Kumalo, and the hit song that introduced the rest of the world to "Mbaqanga" - "You Can Call Me Al".

I'll break down the iconic bass line (in its many forms), show you the other bass parts you might have missed in the song (including one played by Paul Simon!), and recreate what actually happened to construct one of the most famous bass breaks in popular music.

00:00 Intro
01:00 The Bass Line
01:30 'Mbaqanga'
02:38 More Bass Parts
03:47 The Bass Solo
04:45 Outro
05:16 OUTTAKES

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