The documentary film, Searching for Sugar Man

Searching for Sugar Man is about the life, legend, & music of 70's artist Rodriguez.  Rodriquez whose 2 albums produced in the States during the early 70's flopped but gained enormous popularity in South Africa.  His lyrics of urban poverty & social unrest are credited with galvanizing the young white population in S. Africa to protest apartheid.  The film wastes too much time with devoted "musicologists" trying to gather information about him or whether he is alive amidst rumors of a gruesome suicide during a performance.  It's a mystery to me why he was so hard to track down when it was known he was from the Detroit area (he was located in Dearborn, MI) and his apparent demise was never corroborated.  The true mystery listening to his recordings, is how this incredibly talented musician was so grievously overlooked.  His lyrics, music & voice are poetic and arresting.  Why are his albums not being re-released and concert tours in the U.S. scheduled?  Having been "found" by his devotees in S. Africa, he was contacted and convinced of his enormous popularity there, totally unbeknownst to him. He is persuaded to perform in S. Africa to sold out crowds and treated like "Elvis returning from the dead." I recommend this doc. to hear his music and for its intrigue; how our own unheard of artist is revered 1/2 way round the world.