Searching for Sugar Man

[Mike Stenson (RIP)]

http://www.channel24.co.za/Movies/Reviews/Searching-for-Sugarman-20120901

[Michael Alexander]

LINK: http://www.news24.com/Columnists/ClemSunter/Searching-for-Sugarman-20120919

LINK: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2125608/

[Jeremy Dixon]

Watched this on Tuesday evening. Awesome movie

[Michael Alexander]

did you take your camcorder with you then?

[Michael Alexander]

Just watched the 60minutes interview/story with Sugarman... sad but awesome, at least in South Africa the talent was noted 40 years ago....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h8BMUQEdjE

[Michael Alexander]

and the trailer..... well it gave me goosebumps....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtpy0yybIoA

[Michael Alexander]

I for one cannot wait to see this film...

Was reading reviews at the following link:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2125608/reviews

I was playing a few of his tunes this morning in the office, Michele knew them all from her hostel days, Arthur from his days as a student in Cape Town, oddly enough I also heard his music in the mid 80's at hostel in Cape Town..... was this just a Cape Town phenomenon? Did people up in JHb and Durbs also know the music in those days?

[Mike Stenson (RIP)]

The Weekly Comet - Rodriguez - Sugar Man (LIVE)

[Michael Alexander]

         

Cape Town - Big Concerts announced on Thursday that the legendary singer-songwriter Rodriguez will be heading to South Africa.

Two performances have been scheduled and will take place on Friday 15 February at the Big Arena Carnival City in Johannesburg and Wednesday 20 February at the Grand Arena, Grand West in Cape Town.

The Mexican-American singer-songwriter, known simply as Rodriguez, has been working on his music career in Detroit since the early 1960s.

Folk hero

It was also during this time that he launched his debut album Cold Fact. The album had been banned by the then apartheid government, but a bootleg recording of the album found its way into South Africa and became the official album for the young liberal resistance.

For the next two decades it was a nationwide phenomenon.

Yet, back in Detroit, Rodriguez had no idea that his music had secured him as a household hero for many in South Africa.

After rumours that Rodriguez had committed suicide, two South African fans set out on a journey to find out what really happened to their hero. This eventually led to the making of a documentary Searching For Sugar Man which achieved great success at this year's Sundance Festival in London.

The movie is still showing at selected Ster-Kinekor cinemas nationwide.

Tickets for the shows will go on public sale via all Computicket channels. Seating plans for Cape Town and Johannesburg are available on Computicket's website as well as Big Concerts' Facebook page.

Rodriguez Tour itinerary:

Johannesburg
15 February 2013
Big Arena, Carnival City
Tickets from R310 – R520

Cape Town
20 February 2013
Grand Arena, Grand West
Tickets from R310 – R520

[Skinny]

Rodrigues was HUGE in Durban in the 70's and 80's. I remember buying the album at a back street Indian shop and the tape for my little blue beetle. recently bought the CD and play it often on the road to Lesotho or on the way home from a night out at full ball!
Will have to wait for the DVD to come out as sleepy Bloemfontein won't get the movie.

[SandyB]

Another blast from our chequered past ,, we used to listen  to  his music as teens ,, just now listened to another popular track  " I wonder " .. all those memories of booze or dope induced haze evenings  flood back ,,,

[SandyB]

" I wonder "on par with Peter Sarstedt  , where do you go to my lovely ? "  a song with questions ,,,

[SandyB]

Hey man I'm having fun ,, listening to lots of his tracks on Yoootube ,, gonna have to get cold fact CD ,, all we had then was vinyl ( long gone ) and a tape or two also long gone ,,,

[Skinny]

Sandy, still have my vinyl! scratched and a litle bit worn due to consatnt playing. Yip those days and memories and to Peter Sarsted. Revival of all the oldies and even better at musica stores the cds of those times are about 20 bucks a piece, but the momories are priceless. another favourite is Sergio Mendes. Great fun at full ball and doing the sitting samba whilst stuck in traffic on the way home from work!! Love to all at frangipani......

[Michael Alexander]

Official Blog:

LINK: http://blog.sugarman.org/

"Cape Town – Big Concerts announced on Wednesday that an extra Cape Town show has been added for legendary singer-songwriter Rodriguez's tour to South Africa in 2013.

With three sold-out shows so far, the extra performance was added due to an overwhelming demand and will be taking place on Thursday, 21 February 2013, a day after the initial show on 20 February.

Tickets for the extra show are on sale via Big Concert's website and Computicket.

Rodriguez is also scheduled to perform at the Big Top Arena Carnival City on 15 and 16 February in Johannesburg."