If you’re interested in the history of the musical struggle against apartheid in South Africa, this is a worthwhile listen:
Did the Oscar-winning documentary Searching For Sugarman make things up and distort facts to the point where international audiences got a false impression of the South African music scene? Did they make Rodriguez an undeserving hero at the cost of local South African musicians? With their special guest, music sociologist Michael Drewett, Brett & Leon reveal the scandalous truth about Malik Bendjelloul’s ‘fake-umentary’.
Featured in this episode of Tune Me What? are:
- Roger Lucey
- National Wake
- David Kramer
- Edi Niederlander
- Kalahari Surfers
- Juluka
- James Phillips
- Mzwakhe Mbuli
- Jennifer Ferguson
- Bright Blue
- Just Jinger
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