Great doco doing the rounds only at a few cinemas (saw it at Brighton Bay) is 'Searching For Sugar Man' about the music artist Rodriguez who released 2 albums in the early 70's that both failed to sell, but his first album (Cold Fact) become a massive underground hit in Apartheid Sth Africa. - and in Australia as I've since discovered.
Doco tracks 2 South African fans who try to find out what happened to him as there were a number of myths that he had met his demise, but there was no information anywhere about him.
At the time he was being touted as the Latin Bob Dylan. His parents were Mexican who moved to Detroit for work and he used to sing in the bars there before being offered a recording deal. Cool looking dude with a distinctive voice. You can you tube Rodriguez or Sixto Rodriguez to see some recent video footage - he is now 70 and touring again.
'Sugar Man' is the first song on Cold Fact and is one that can just stick in your head - check it out.
