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ZAPIRO – Rodriguez and his effect on South Africans in the 1970’s and 1980’s

Sugar Man, Afrikaners’ musical healer and voice. Afrikaans youth who felt they were not part of the apartheid system responded to the anti-establishment consciousness Rodriguez expressed, which laid the ground for anti-apartheid rock of the 1980s. via ZAPIRO – Rodriguez and his effect on South Africans in the 1970’s and 1980’s.

Finding Sugar Man | stopthesmellyflowers

Unexpected questions can open up new thoughts. A new perspective can open new answers and new findings can satisfy an old thirst. A question from a stranger via Facebook this morning was less existential, more specific and artistic. “How would I explain why Rodriguez’s music made such an impression in South Africa and not theContinueContinue reading “Finding Sugar Man | stopthesmellyflowers”

Searching for Sugar Man or success of a different kind – Unschooling NYC

In discussions around education, we talk a lot about success. Often we talk in terms of monetary success (usually referred to as ‘financial security’ which makes it sound less greedy). Less often we refer to success in terms of happiness, fulfillment, spirituality or family; it is assumed, perhaps, that career and financial success inevitably leadContinueContinue reading “Searching for Sugar Man or success of a different kind – Unschooling NYC”