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Ampersand Mixtape: The Sixto Special | Mixcloud

Rodriguez was bigger than The Beatles in 1970s apartheid South Africa. In this special tribute to the Mexican-American singer-songwriter who died recently, Charles Leonard explores the politics, mores and sounds that made him massive then, and also what makes him still relevant today.

Rodriguez: Searching for Sugar Man Podcast (CoS Premiere) « Consequence of Sound

It’s one of the most remarkable – and least known – stories to come out of the musically-rich 1970s. At the onset of the decade, mysterious Detroit-bred singer-songwriter Sixto Diaz Rodriguez released his debut album, Cold Fact, playing a brand of soulful folk with pointed lyrics that dealt with poverty, urban living and political corruption.ContinueContinue reading “Rodriguez: Searching for Sugar Man Podcast (CoS Premiere) « Consequence of Sound”