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October 24, 2013 • We revisit an archived studio session from 2009 with the Detroit folk rocker for Sense of Place. The musician was the subject of the 2012 documentary Searching for Sugar Man, which focused on his oblivious rise to fame in South Africa.

Rodríguez On World Cafe

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December 17, 2012 • The singer-songwriter achieved cult status in South Africa while remaining largely unknown in his hometown of Detroit. A quarter-century after Rodriguez had retreated from music altogether, two fans filmed a documentary trying to find the folk-rocker. He's since been discovered at last in the U.S.

Rodriguez On World Cafe

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Rodriguez: Forgotten In America, Exalted In Africa

Detroit singer Sixto Rodriguez's sweet voice and socially conscious lyrics made him a legend in apartheid-era South Africa. This photo appears on the cover of his second album, Coming from Reality (1971). Sony Pictures Classics hide caption

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Rodriguez: Forgotten In America, Exalted In Africa

July 28, 2012 • The new documentary Searching for Sugar Man explains how a Detroit singer reached Beatles-level fame abroad — without knowing it.

Rodriguez: Forgotten In America, Exalted In Africa

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Rodriguez's 'Cold Fact' Returns

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September 8, 2008 • Folksinger "Sixto" Diaz Rodriguez became a success in the '70s after releasing the hit Cold Fact, which was hailed a psychedelic folk masterpiece. Hear two songs from the newly reissued Cold Fact on WXPN's World Cafe, with host David Dye.

Rodriguez's 'Cold Fact' Returns

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