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Add Your New Review About The Song The Reviews about The Obvious Child (page 1/1) ------ performed by Paul Simon Rrythm | Reviewer: E.Ensinck | 12/11/2007 The rhythem you hear is performed by Olodum, one of the best samba-reggae groups in Brasil. The rhythem is pure Brasilian. But as many rhythems of Brasil (Maracatu, Samba, Afoxe and other stuff) all originate from the rhythems the slaves brought to Brazil and wich mixed up with the Portuguese and Spanish music wich was brought by the slave-drivers. E. Ensinck, The Netherlands Brazilian | Reviewer: somewhere in Trondheim | 11/12/2007 If you watch the clip of the concert in Central Park, he thanks the drummers in Brazilian (Portugese). They are Brazilian and so is the rhythm, with the obvious influence from Africa. Lots of mistakes in the lyrics... Bam! | Reviewer: Anonymous | 9/18/2007 Paul Simon has a lot of influences. Yes he likes to take on a certain ethnic feel to each song, but can we just agree that this is a great song? P.S. Brazilian rhythm is greatly influenced by their people's roots in Africa. one of the greatest songs of Paul Simon | Reviewer: René Post | 8/3/2007 Close your eyes, hear this song and you are in Africa. No Brazilion rhythms as mentioned above, but african sound. Indeed the live-version in Central Park is great, unfortunattly not available on DVD (strange though, it is on video, so please put it on DVD ....) Oh, i want to go back to Africa. Rene, The Netherlands Percussion | Reviewer: Bill Graves | 7/25/2007 The real strength of this song is the percussion, especially the solo at the end. Unbelievable stuff!! South American rhythms rock! Fantastic song | Reviewer: Anonymous | 6/9/2007 This is an excellent song and a good example of American pop music and Brazilian rhythms merging to become something greater than the sum of their parts. Check out the live version in Central Park, it's inspiring to see all of the live drummers and the pure energy that they exude. Add Your New Review About The Song