Reading the liner notes of Clive Davis's compilation from the late '80s, Homeland: A Collection of Black South African Music, I discovered something I didn't know about apartheid-era South Africa. Hence the name, many black Africans were sort of herded into reservations called "homelands." They were supposed to have been split up by tribe, but this was done poorly and a lot of people were estranged, continuing the traditional African diaspora familiar to the last half-millenium or so of Africans...Anyway, these places would often be called "_____land." Graceland, then, makes a lot more sense as a title.If you are familiar with Graceland and are fond of its style, you should track down some 70s and 80s South African music (The Heartbeat of Soweto or The Indestructible Beat of Soweto, or either of the Homeland compilations are good places to start). Another claim made by the liner notes was that a tape by the Boyoyo Boys, who can be found on both Homeland discs, inspired Paul Simon to get into South African music in the first place. Along with the musicians he enlisted from the region, he truly and faithfully made music that belonged in South Africa out of songs that came from the mind of America.Ray Phiri, South African guitarist, who can be found on Graceland: