Photo by G. Rodriguez and Geoffrey Dicker Sixto Rodriguez is having quite a year. After decades of obscurity, a documentary entitled "Searching for Sugar Man" about the 70s folk singer got released and Rodriguez (as he is better known) is enjoying global success now. The documentary won an Oscar at the Academy Awards and Rodriguez is performing at massive venues across the country! This just goes to show that success can happen at any age. What an inspiration. Great meeting you Rodriguez! Thanks again! [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive , The Hit List Getty The documentary " Searching For Sugar Man " received the Oscar for Best Documentary in February. It's about a singer named Rodriguez who was virtually unknown in his home country of the U.S., but was incredibly popular in South Africa and it's only now thanks to the movie's success that North Americans are doubling back and figuring [...]
Dudo que a algún lector que no haya visto el documental del que a continuación hablaré le suene el nombre de Sixto Rodriguez. Cantautor folk de Detroit, compuso canciones cargadas de dura crítica social y desnudos sentimientos de hastío a finales de los sesenta y principios de los setenta. Grabó dos álbumes largos, Cold Fact (1970) y Coming From Reallity (1971), los cuales significaron un fracaso comercial que, aun hoy día, los productores no comprenden. En EE.UU. permaneció en la sombra durante largos años, y sin embargo, en Sudáfrica le rendían [...]
I happened to download Searching For Sugar Man last night after watching the Oscars this weekend, (if you're reading this go download it somewhere), and man it is definitely an Oscar winning documentary worth watching, I already hear Rodriguez's music in the next award winning Quentin Tarantino flick. Who is Sixto Rodriguez ? Did he set himself on fire at a show, did he shoot himself in the head in order to make the most grotesque rock statement known to man, nope, as exciting and crazy as those stories might be [...]
[ purchase the Soundtrack ] The winner for Best Documentary Feature at Sunday’s intermittently entertaining, but generally overstuffed, politically incorrect and dull Academy Awards broadcast was “Searching for Sugar Man,” a film about the musician Sixto Rodriguez and the his unusual career. Although I haven’t seen the movie yet, I am aware of the story and won’t ruin it for those who want to be surprised. The music was recorded back in the early 1970’s, but most of it holds up today. My wife and I attended the Newport Folk Festival last summer, and [...]
Sixto Rodriguez , para muchos, es un desconocido. La historia milagrosa y misteriosa de este músico es la de un poeta maldito, un poeta perteneciente a la década de los 70s, quien actualmente vive en Detroit. Pero no fue hasta que el sueco Malik Bendjelloul decidió realizar el documental Searching for Sugar Man para demostrarle tanto a Rodriguez como a su público consagrado -y su público en potencia- que la justicia sí existe. Tras cinco décadas de silencio, el redescubrimiento de [...]
Más recomendaciones para In-Edit Nescafé 2012 . Ahora Maca Lavín comenta Searching for Sugar Man , que se exhibe hoy a las 20:00 horas en el Teatro Nescafé de las Artes. Un documental para iluminarse Sixto Rodríguez sacó tres discos en Estados Unidos y nunca fue famoso. Salvo en Sudáfrica, donde se convirtió en la voz rebelde de quienes luchaban en el apartheid. Sus canciones demostraron que se podía estar en contra el sistema. ¿Cómo llegó hasta allá? Se cuenta que una chica americana llegó con un caset y se empezó a [...]
On vous a déjà parlé de lui. Sixto Rodriguez est une légende vivante et son histoire est incroyable . Au début des années 70, il enregistre deux albums . C'est un échec, à tel point qu’on raconte qu’il se serait suicidé sur scène. Plus personne n’entendit parler de lui. Sauf en Afrique du Sud où, sans qu’il le sache, son disque devint un symbole de la lutte contre l’Apartheid . Des années plus tard, deux fans du Cap partent à la recherche de Sugar Man. Ce qu’ils découvrent est [...]
At a young 70-years-old, Sixto Rodriguez is rejuvenated. After releasing two albums in the 70s, the American folk musician didn't make an initial impact in the States, but his music found prominence in South Africa , compounded by a rumor that the musician had committed suicide. And like most rumors, [...]
Fornylig var jeg til forpremiere på musikdokumentaren Searching For Sugarman i Københavns Grand Teater. Det er en meget overraskende og rørende historie om singer-songwriteren Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, der udgav nogle fantastiske plader i 70’ernes Detroit, USA, men som ingen ved hvem er. Helt uforståeligt slog han aldrig igennem i USA, men blev i stedet en legende i Sydafrika via piratkpierede kasettebånd uden, at Rodriguez selv havde kendskab til sin berømmelse. Faktisk var hans To fans sætter sig for at finde ud af, hvad der egentlig blev af deres idol, som ifølge rygterne begik grusomt selvmord [...]
'Searching For The Sugarman' is the story of Sixto Rodriguez ; the Detroit native recorded a couple of albums in the late 60s/early 70s and then promptly disappeared. His music somehow made it's way to South Africa, were his anti establishment lyrics resonated with many South Africans during the height of apartheid; so much so that he was more popular than Elvis. Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom are the musical detectives in this tale as they wade through the rumours (including one that he set himself on fire on stage) and try and track down Rodriguez. It's [...]
This video gives me goosebumps. Seeing such an awesome, gentle man like Rodriguez finally getting the recognition he deserves is really really great. I had the pleasure of meeting this man a few years ago when he came to visit my place of employment after playing a show at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall. After already having been familiar with his Cold Fact LP for a few years, I was extremely nervous to meet him. He was already a celebrity to me. I remember shaking his hand and telling him how much I loved his music, and he [...]
"A remarkable tale of artistic resilience and rebirth." - Rolling Stone The story of enigmatic singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez is one that virtually beggars belief. In the early '70s, the Detroit-born musician, the sixth child of Mexican immigrants, recorded two albums for Sussex Records, a label that would very soon after ...
"A remarkable tale of artistic resilience and rebirth." - Rolling Stone The story of enigmatic singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez is one that virtually beggars belief. In the early '70s, the Detroit-born musician, the sixth child of Mexican immigrants, recorded two albums for Sussex Records, a label that would very soon after ...
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myworldmusicfriends.com A new documentary traces Rodriguez's fascinating journey from being a forgotten star to an anti-Apartheid icon. Original Website: myworldmusicfriends.com/
Joe writes: I know this sounds very Nathan Barley-esque but I first heard Sixto Rodriguez when the DJ at the Old Blue Last in Shoreditch played Sugar Man and I Shazamed it. It's a magical record and it turns out it has a magical story behind it which is the theme of the new documentary Sugar Man. Read this for more .
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This sink measures 33 by 27 by 7 inches. The kitchen sink. I could do this for another month and still barely scratch the surface of stuff I want to post. I won't though. Instead I'm going to throw a big ole pile of songs at you. All of this is stuff I love, and most of it is stuff I'd never get a chance to blog about normally. Just press play. AC Acoustics - I Messiah, Am Jailer [...]
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