Music Club of IISER Kolkata

Classic 70's Old School Rock with distinct influence of American folk music. Featuring 12 original tracks, on the acoustic guitar, with some very catchy bass lines, tight drumming, and great use of strings. And most importantly, extraordinarily powerful and compelling lyrics that could fuel a decade-long cultural protest movement during the apartheid in South Africa. The fourth track deserves a special mention for more than one reason: "This is not a song, It's an outrage or The Establishment Blues." This album and the artist are yet to receive their due recognition in the popular music scene. But in their absence, history could have played out differently. Sixto Rodriguez was recording his debut album in Detroit, in 1970, an era best known for some of the greatest names in the business. It is only unfortunate that this album performed too poorly in the USA back then, which eventually forced him to give up on music and become a construction worker. At the same time, he remained utterly oblivious to the legend that he had become in another part of the world. However, destiny had not been all unkind and had offered him with his stardom at a much later age, for him to refuse it then. His awe-inspiring life was documented in an academy award-winning film, "Searching for Sugarman."