Lucky Dube

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Born 3 August 1964. Died 18 October 2007.

Lucky Dube David Redfern/Redferns

Biography

Lucky Philip Dube (pronounced doo-beh) (3 August 1964 – 18 October 2007) was a South African reggae musician and Rastafarian. He recorded 22 albums in Zulu, English and Afrikaans in a 25-year period and was South Africa's biggest-selling reggae artist. Dube was murdered in the Johannesburg suburb of Rosettenville on the evening of 18 October 2007.

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  1. Respect 2007

    Review of Respect

    Reviewed by Amar Patel

    ...Love and respect go hand in hand in his eyes. A naïve sentiment? Not if Lucky’s...

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