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Unlucky Lucky Dube Suckered Us!
African Reggae Star Lucky Dube Murdered in Robbery
10/19/2007 06:47AM
Renowned South African musician, Lucky Dube was killed by gunshot in front of his son and daughter in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to a police report, the award-winning reggae star was murdered on Thursday evening, October 18, when he was attacked by a group of carjackers.
Dube became the best-selling artist in all of Africa during the 1980s and '90s, and gained popularity in North America, the Caribbean and Europe. |
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His mother named him Lucky because he was born in poor health, but he survived. Although he began as an mbaqanga (traditional Zulu) music singer, Lucky Dube’s career boomed in 1987 when his third reggae album, Slave was released and let off massive hit singles: “Slave,” “I’ve Got You Babe,” and “Back to My Roots,” which led to a record breaking sold out performance in Johannesburg of over 50,000 people.
His 1989 album Prisoner sold over 100,000 copies worldwide. His platinum double live album Captured Live outsold any international music. Since then Lucky and his band, Slave, performed all over the world spreading a socially conscious message. |
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