This 1997 album revisits songs from Simon's ambitious, ill-fated 1998 Broadway musical of the same name. It features a cast of Caribbean musicians, including Hugh Masekela, and explores the story of Salvador Agron, a Puerto Rican teenager who committed murder in Hell\'s Kitchen.
- The musical "The Capeman" closed on Broadway after just 68 performances, losing an estimated $10 million.
- The album reached number 41 on the Billboard 200 chart.
- The cast includes a number of musicians from Cape Verde and South Africa, as well as vocalists from the United States.
Paul Simon is a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter from Newark, New Jersey, best known for his intricate lyrics and genre-blending musical experiments. "Songs from The Capeman" was released late in his career, after the immense success of "Graceland" and "The Rhythm of the Saints."
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