because paul simon is seen as a civil rights era folkie? and because i think he really did hook ladysmith black mombasa up with tours, contracts and etc., more ry cooderish/buena vista than beatles/obla dee.

i'd like to point out that none of us would ever learn anything if cultural appropriation did not exist. i'm not a purist about it, obla dee is fine with me. the record industry -- with uncle berry at the head of the list -- ripping off black songwriters and artists for 60 years is a different matter.