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Rodriguez

SoundBorn 1942-07-10Detroit, Michigan, USA

A once promising singer-songwriter whose first two albums were a flop in the United States, Rodriguez quickly fades into obscurity. Unbeknownst to him, a cult following of his music develops among young Afrikaners in the 1970s who rebel against the cultural oppression and isolation of Apartheid. His amazing story was the subject of the Oscar winning documentary, "Searching for Sugarman."

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Searching for Sugar Man2012as SelfOur takeFinding Rodriguez resolves the question of his supposed death. It does not automatically resolve why admiration traveled farther than information or payment. The 1998 concerts let artist and audience finally recognize each other, but recognition and restitution remain different things. That distinction makes the…

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