2.7K views · 48 reactions | Singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez died in Detroit on Tuesday at age 81. His music garnered international attention, becoming an anthem for the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa. https://cbsn.ws/452f6KN | CBS Mornings | Facebook

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Sixto Diaz Rodriguez (July 10, 1942 – August 9, 2023), known professionally as Rodriguez, was an American singer-songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. Rodriguez had no success in America, but in Africa he was huge, and he didn't even know it. When he found out, he went on tour in Africa and this was the reaction of the public. This is his first live performance in South Africa and is cut from the documentary "Searching for Sugarman". Searching for Sugar Man is a 2012 documentary film about a South