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Worldwide FM presents ‘Cape Town Sounds’ with Gilles Peterson

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Brian Currin — Leave a comment

Worldwide FM presents ‘Cape Town Sounds’, an audio documentary which explores the rich musical heritage of Cape Town, as part of Lufthansa’s #LHcityofthemonth campaign. The documentary follows Gilles over the course of the day as he sets out to learn…

Tagged with: Gilles Peterson, Rodriguez
Posted in Mabu Vinyl (Music Store), News, Reviews & Interviews, Searching For Sugar Man Film, Sugar Man book

Stephen “Sugar” Segerman in the Road Through The Grove book

Posted on April 14, 2016 by SugarMan.org — 3 Comments

In the late 1950s, the 1960s and into the 1970s, Louis Botha Avenue – the road through the Grove – throbbed with life. Lined with shops and eateries, and alive with music and romance, it was the backdrop to a…

Tagged with: Stephen "Sugar" Segerman
Posted in Books, Mabu Vinyl (Music Store), News, Reviews & Interviews, Searching For Sugar Man Film

For The Love Of Vinyl … | Atlantic Sun, 24 March 2016

Posted on March 29, 2016 by SugarMan.org — Leave a comment

There’s something about carefully placing the needle into the groove of a record, then carefully having to lift it again to turn the record around and listen to the other side. It’s the kind of interaction with music you just…

Oscar-winning documentary gets extended-play treatment | Winnipeg Free Press

Posted on January 31, 2016 by SugarMan.org — 3 Comments

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/books/oscar-winning-documentary-gets-extended-play-treatment-367083501.html The story of Sixto Rodriguez as depicted in the Academy Award-winning 2012 documentarySearching for Sugar Man was one that intrigued the world. The plot centred around Rodriguez, a musician based out of Detroit in the ’60s and ’70s, who…

Rodriguez received gold record recognition in The Netherlands from Sony Music.

Posted on January 23, 2016 by SugarMan.org — 8 Comments

Source: https://www.facebook.com/RodriguezMusic/

Posted in Awards, News, Photos, Searching For Sugar Man Film, Sony Music Legacy (Music Label)

Kapstadt – Searching for Sugar Man

Posted on January 23, 2016 by SugarMan.org — Leave a comment

Lorenz on 21. Januar 2016 at 15:00 Original article at http://www.sirenen-und-heuler.de/kapstadt-searching-for-sugar-man/ [Please scroll down for Google’s translation from German to English] Eigentlich wollte ich einkaufen gehen. Dann sehe ich im Schaufenster dieses Platten-Cover. Im nächsten Moment saugt mich ein Zeittunnel ein.…