SIMON'S FREEDOM ENCOURAGED HIM TO EMBRACE MUSICAL DIVERSITY.
HE WENT TO JAMAICA TO RECORD THE REGGAE-FLAVORED," USED BRAZILIAN INSTRUMENTS ON "ME AND JULIO DOWN BY THE SCHOOLYARD" AND EXPERIMENTED WITH GOSPEL MUSIC.
HE JOURNEYED TO JOHANNESBURG TO ENLIST SOUTH AFRICAN MUSICIANS, INCLUDING LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO, FOR THE VERY SUCCESSFUL"GRACELAND"ALBUM AND HE RECORDED"THE RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS" ALBUM IN BRAZIL.