Category Archives: Videos

Searching for Sugarman (Nazim x Flying Fisher x Mercy)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZkljWW90Ic&t=4s Searching for Sugarman (Nazim x Flying Fisher x Mercy) Cover Art by MaudInstrumental Composed and Produced by Flying FisherEngineered and Produced by MercyyAdditional Production by GuiLLmPiano – James BernardHarp – Marie Kathleen HamiltonGuzheng – Beryl Liu and Shirley XuErhu – Yilong SunAdditional Engineering by Ross Koopmans and Heonjoung Heilie Yang

“Searching For Sugar Man” coming to Netflix this Friday!

Searching For Sugar Man Searching For Sugar Man Searching For Sugar Man is a 2012 documentary film about a South African cultural phenomenon, written and directed by Malik Bendjelloul, which details the efforts in the late 1990s of two Cape Town fans, Stephen “Sugar” Segerman and Craig Bartholomew Strydom, to find out whether the rumoured deathContinueContinue reading ““Searching For Sugar Man” coming to Netflix this Friday!”

Rodriguez Video: Live at Pohoda 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gQ0fgqXrO0 Rodriguez – Live at Pohoda 2018 The story of Sixto Rodriguez can be boldly called one of the most powerful in the history of music. His songs were copied by millions, they inspired anti-apartheid warriors, and legends were being told about him, while he was working at construction sites back home. One of theContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez Video: Live at Pohoda 2018”

Wonderful Irish Cover Version Of A Rodriguez Song By Gerry Arias

Gerry Arias Gerry Arias is a well-known Irish musician who has been active in that industry for a long time. He has  also become a big fan of Sixto Rodriguez ever since he saw the film ‘Searching For Sugar Man’ and has been very influenced by that story, and Rodriguez’s music, ever since. So, GerryContinueContinue reading “Wonderful Irish Cover Version Of A Rodriguez Song By Gerry Arias”

The Establishment Blues Animated Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXvoGcNCf0k&ab_channel=J.K.S Rodriguez – This Is Not A Song, Its An Outburst, Or The Establishment Blues Hi there,My name is Jordan and I am from Toronto, Canada. I’m a huge fan of Rodriguez and have both albums on vinyl and listen to them often. I’m an animation student and for one of our projects we gotContinueContinue reading “The Establishment Blues Animated Video”

Train Don’t Run – New Video from Steve Louw

Steve Louw and his band Big Sky appeared with Rodriguez on the sold-out South African tour in 1998 as featured in the Oscar-winning film “Searching For Sugar Man”. Here is the official video for “Train Don’t Run”, created by Jacqui van Staden. From the album “Headlight Dreams”, produced by Kevin Shirley and released 7 MayContinueContinue reading “Train Don’t Run – New Video from Steve Louw”

Steve Louw launches new video for “Get Out My Heart”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z41zF5WG-rg Steve Louw – Get Out My Heart The official video for “Get Out My Heart”, created by Jacqui van Staden. From the album “Headlight Dreams”, released 7 May 2021. Stream/download “Headlight Dreams” at https://orcd.co/SteveLouwHeadlightDreams STEVE LOUW ONLINE http://stevelouw.com/ https://instagram.com/stevelouw/ https://twitter.com/stevelouwmusic https://facebook.com/stevelouwmusic/ https://sptfy.com/stevelouw https://apple.co/3iKTV9g THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG I like the opening line: “I’dContinueContinue reading “Steve Louw launches new video for “Get Out My Heart””

The Cold Facts…. A Journey On The Road Ahead, part 11 by Steve Louw

Pat Thrall called me from Atlanta in September 2003, where he was working with Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart. They were coming to Cape Town and wanted to record with local musicians, in preparation for an album and concert to raise funds and global awareness to help fight the AIDS tragedy. I knew Dave Stewart as aContinueContinue reading “The Cold Facts…. A Journey On The Road Ahead, part 11 by Steve Louw”

Dead Men Don’t Tour, Rodriguez in South Africa 1998 (TV Documentary)

This documentary was shown on South African Television this week, 20 years ago. Footage from this documentary features strongly in the Oscar winning film, Searching For Sugar Man. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRGvhH_BcX0&t=2s Dead Men Don’t Tour Directed by Tonia Selley and featuring Big Sky, “Dead Men Don’t Tour”, was first broadcast on SABC 3 at 9.30pm on the 5th JulyContinueContinue reading “Dead Men Don’t Tour, Rodriguez in South Africa 1998 (TV Documentary)”

Illuminating Headlight Dreams

by Brian Currin, June 2021 Back in early April 2021, I read a press release announcing a new album coming from Steve Louw and it included the video of a song called “Crazy River”. I loved the big open spaces this song evoked (and enhanced by the video) and the subtle African guitar sounds remindedContinueContinue reading “Illuminating Headlight Dreams”

The Songs of Rodriguez

“…Climb up on my music and my songs will set you free…” Originally appeared on SugarMan.org Sugar Man https://www.youtube.com/embed/esG4gK-pieA Probably Rodriguez’s most well-known song. Rodriguez himself is also often referred to as The Sugar Man. A great song with superb instrumentation. This slow bluesy rock song is a paean to his drug dealer, however RodriguezContinueContinue reading “The Songs of Rodriguez”

THE COLD FACTS ABOUT THE “COLD FACT” ALBUM

All you need to know, and maybe a lot more, about this classic album from 1970, that so many people missed the first time around. All the facts at: http://sugarman.org/coldfact.html Almost all South Africans know the album with the black cover, we didn’t even know about the white cover version until about 1997! Cold Fact,ContinueContinue reading “THE COLD FACTS ABOUT THE “COLD FACT” ALBUM”

A letter I wrote Sugarman tonite | Danny

HelloI am Danny Tyrell a local Detroit musician.When you were making the movie I was working with Dennis Coffey as keyboardist. I recall Dennis and Mike meeting in the breaks of a gigAnd Dennis briefly mentioned the project.As years went on I left the group andWent on to develop a music program in 4 rehabContinueContinue reading “A letter I wrote Sugarman tonite | Danny”

A Message From Brazil

My name Geisa and I am from Brazil.I believe as many people around the world, I had never heard about you until last week. Last Friday 30th October, I was watching a TV program about Africa, and the host talked about the famous Vinyl shop, where she talked about a man called Sixto Rodriguez, whoseContinueContinue reading “A Message From Brazil”