Songs
Under African Skies
| Author | Paul Simon |
| Live Debut | 10/31/1999 |
| Last Time Played | 09/20/2024 |
LYRICS
Joseph's face was black as nightThe pale yellow moon shone in his
eyes
His path was marked
By the stars in the southern hemisphere
And he walked his days
Under African skies
This is the
story of how we begin to remember
This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein
After the dream of falling and calling your name
out
These are the roots of rhythm and the roots of rhythm remain
In early mem'ry mission music
Was ringing 'round my nursery
door
I said take this child, Lord
From Tucson Ari-zona
Give her the wings to fly through harmony
And she won't bother you no
more
This is the story of how we begin to remember
This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein
After thc dream of falling
and calling your name out
These are the roots of rhythm and the roots of rhythm remain
Kaoomba oomba oomba oh
Kaoomba oomba oomba
oh
Kaoomba oomba oomba o-o-o- o-o-oh
Kaoomba oomba oomba oh
Joseph's face was as black as the night
The pale yellow moon
shone in his eyes
His path was marked
By the stars in the southern hemisphere
And he walked the length of his days
Under
African skies
Thanks for the lyrics Chris SanClemente
LIVE APPEARANCES
73 total appearances
- 10/31/1999 Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
- 01/31/2000 Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
- 02/12/2000 Snow King Center - Jackson, WY
- 03/15/2000 Freeborn Hall - Davis, CA
- 04/12/2000 Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
- 04/25/2000 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
- 06/24/2000 Devil's Head Resort - Merrimac, WI
- 07/14/2000 Horning's Hideout - North Plains, OR
- 07/26/2000 John Anson Ford - Hollywood, CA
- 08/08/2000 Sunshine Daydream - Terra Alta, WV
- 10/20/2000 Taft Theatre - Cincinnati, OH
- 11/07/2000 The Norva - Norfolk, VA
- 02/16/2001 The Fillmore - Denver, CO
- 03/06/2001 Santa Cruz Civic - Santa Cruz, CA
- 03/17/2001 Whistler Convention Center - Whistler, BC
- 04/17/2001 Bronco Bowl - Dallas, TX
- 07/12/2001 River's Edge Park - Somerset, WI
- 07/21/2001 Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center - Canandaigua, NY
- 10/26/2001 Mullins Center - Amherst, MA
- 11/08/2001 Township Auditorium - Columbia, SC
- 12/29/2001 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA
- 03/25/2002 Dobson Arena - Vail, CO
- 04/09/2002 Brady Theatre - Tulsa, OK
- 06/18/2002 Fox Theatre - St. Louis, MO
- 07/03/2002 The Meadows - Steamboat Springs, CO
- 07/14/2002 Nautica Stage - Cleveland, OH
- 10/16/2002 Centre for the Performing Arts - Vancouver, BC
- 10/28/2002 Cal Poly Rec Center - San Luis Obispo, CA
- 12/28/2002 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA
- 03/18/2003 Dobson Arena - Vail, CO
- 04/12/2003 Tokyo, Japan
- 04/19/2003 Suwannee Music Park - Live Oak, FL
- 05/24/2003 Georgia Frontiere Performing Arts Center - Sedona, AZ
- 07/26/2003 Warfield Theater - San Francisco, CA
- 08/03/2003 Horning's Hideout - North Plains, OR
- 09/28/2003 Big Spring Park - Huntsville, AL
- 10/12/2003 Metropolis - Montreal, QC
- 12/05/2003 Wiltern Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
- 12/30/2003 Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL
- 03/20/2004 Interlaken, Switzerland
- 03/27/2004 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 04/22/2004 Tokyo, Japan
- 07/16/2004 Benbow Lake State Park - Garberville, CA
- 07/25/2004 The Joint - Las Vegas, NV
- 10/31/2004 Exhibit Hall @ Alliant Energy Center - Madison, WI
- 11/26/2004 Tweeter Center @ The Waterfront - Camden, NJ
- 03/26/2005 Fillmore Auditorium - Denver, CO
- 07/07/2005 GMC Stadium - Sauget, IL
- 09/30/2005 Osaka, Japan
- 10/13/2005 Cultural Arts Center - Scranton, PA
- 10/20/2005 Alabama Theatre - Birmingham, AL
- 07/20/2006 10,000 Lakes Festival - Detroit Lakes, MN
- 10/06/2006 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, NC
- 10/21/2006 University of Florida Bandshell - Gainesville, FL
- 07/27/2007 Horning's Hideout - North Plains, OR
- 07/30/2010 Horning's Hideout - North Plains, OR
- 11/27/2011 Georgia Theatre - Athens, GA
- 07/05/2012 Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO
- 07/05/2013 The Backyard - Austin, TX
- 04/24/2014 Fox Theater - Oakland, CA
- 06/13/2014 Huck Finn Jubilee - Ontario, CA
- 11/12/2014 Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY
- 01/16/2015 Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA
- 10/19/2015 Lifestyle Communities Pavilion Indoors - Columbus, OH
- 03/15/2016 Observatory North Park - San Diego, CA
- 01/27/2017 Riviera Maya, Mexico
- 03/12/2017 Club Red - Telluride, CO
- 02/22/2019 MontBleu Resort - Stateline, NV
- 09/29/2019 Cuthbert Amphitheater - Eugene, OR
- 11/24/2021 Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO
- 01/24/2022 Runaway Bay, Jamaica
- 11/03/2023 Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater - Austin, TX
- 09/20/2024 Riverside Theater - Milwaukee, WI
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