re: you can't be south african, you're black!

I have just recently found out that I am going to see Dave Matthews Band at a festival in New York City this coming August, along with this I discovered that Dave Matthews is from South Africa.  Dave Matthews was born in Johannesburg, however he is considered a white musician.  I find a connection between Dave Matthews and Birdie because they both have difficulties with their identifying factors.  While Birdie passes as caucasion but is bi-racial, Matthews is white but is from South Africa.  I would have never guessed that Dave Matthews was from South Africa because his music is not influenced by typical African sounds. It seems as thought they are both stuck inbetween worlds that can not be defined in a specific manner because of race, and the racial fantasies that one holds.