Lucky Dube, ⋆ 3 Aug 1964 in Eastern Transvaal, South Africa; ₫ 18 Oct 2007 … Read Full Bio ↴Lucky Dube, ⋆ 3 Aug 1964 in Eastern Transvaal, South Africa; ₫ 18 Oct 2007 in Rosettenville, Johannesburg Gauteng (murdered), was South Africa's top reggae artist. He started with local popular music as mbaqanga. He switched to reggae in 1983. He was by then Rastafarian. He played roots reggae, but also love songs like 'I've Got You Babe'. His compilation album Serious Reggae Business 1996 entitled him "Best Selling African Recording Artist" at World Music Awards and "International Artist of the Year" at the Ghana Music Awards. He didn't agree with Roots Reggae's romanticizing of the utopian homeland Africa. stating that for many Africans America and Europe is Utopia as is the song 'The Other Side'.
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Lucky Dube (born August 3, 1964, died October 18, 2007) was a reggae musician from Johannesburg, South Africa. He was named Lucky because when he was born in poor health, and the doctors thought he would die. But he survived, so was named Lucky. In his youth, Lucky lived with many different family members, singing in bars and in church. He eventually formed a band with some friends, but they could not afford to purchase instruments. Eventually, Lucky wrote a play which he and his bandmates performed, earning enough money to buy a guitar. Their band was then called Skyway, and they played in the mbaqanga style.
Two years after Skyway's formation, Lucky joined Richard Siluma's Love Brothers. He stayed with them for several years, before switching to reggae in the early 1980s. His first major success in that field came at the influential Sunsplash festival in Jamaica.
Lucky's "Together as One" was the first song by a black artist to be played on a white radio station in South Africa. His two most popular albums, Prisoner and Slave, are among the most renowned and best-selling in South Africa's history. One of Lucky's favourite singers was the late Peter Tosh.
On the 18th of October 2007, Lucky was shot dead in an attempted car jacking in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Discography
Rastas Never Dies
Think About The Children
(The Above Two available on 2on1 - Lucky Dube Rastas Never Dies/Think About The Children (2000))
Slave (1989)
Prisoner (1990)
Together as one (1992)
House of exile (1992)
Captured Live (1993)
Victims (1993)
Trinity (1995)
Serious reggae business (1996)
Taxman (1997)
The Way It Is (1999)
The Rough Guide To Lucky Dube (2001)
Soul Taker (2001)
The other side (2005)
Respect (2006)
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Lucky Dube (born August 3, 1964, died October 18, 2007) was a reggae musician from Johannesburg, South Africa. He was named Lucky because when he was born in poor health, and the doctors thought he would die. But he survived, so was named Lucky. In his youth, Lucky lived with many different family members, singing in bars and in church. He eventually formed a band with some friends, but they could not afford to purchase instruments. Eventually, Lucky wrote a play which he and his bandmates performed, earning enough money to buy a guitar. Their band was then called Skyway, and they played in the mbaqanga style.
Two years after Skyway's formation, Lucky joined Richard Siluma's Love Brothers. He stayed with them for several years, before switching to reggae in the early 1980s. His first major success in that field came at the influential Sunsplash festival in Jamaica.
Lucky's "Together as One" was the first song by a black artist to be played on a white radio station in South Africa. His two most popular albums, Prisoner and Slave, are among the most renowned and best-selling in South Africa's history. One of Lucky's favourite singers was the late Peter Tosh.
On the 18th of October 2007, Lucky was shot dead in an attempted car jacking in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Discography
Rastas Never Dies
Think About The Children
(The Above Two available on 2on1 - Lucky Dube Rastas Never Dies/Think About The Children (2000))
Slave (1989)
Prisoner (1990)
Together as one (1992)
House of exile (1992)
Captured Live (1993)
Victims (1993)
Trinity (1995)
Serious reggae business (1996)
Taxman (1997)
The Way It Is (1999)
The Rough Guide To Lucky Dube (2001)
Soul Taker (2001)
The other side (2005)
Respect (2006)
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The Life and Times Of: 50th Birthday Edition
Lucky Dube Lyrics
Back to My Roots I and my go to a naughty party one day Them…
Crazy World So far so good Still living today But we don't know what…
Crime and Corruption Is it the bodyguards around you Is it the high walls…
Different Colours Breaking those barriers All over the world Was not an easy…
Ding Ding Licky Licky Bong It seems like it only happened yesterday Now that I think…
Feel Irie How long shall you carry that burden on your shoulders…
Hold On I knew exactly What you were going through It's just that I…
House of Exile Freedom fighter standing on a mountain In a foreign country …
House of Exile (Live) Freedom fighter standing on a mountain in a foreign country …
I Want to Know What Love Is I've got to take a little time A little time to…
I've Got You Babe You know this one sing along with us Ayo ayo Ayo ayo Ayo…
It's Not Easy I remember the day I called mama on the telephone I told…
Keep on Knocking She wrote me a letter In the early days of December Saying…
Little Heroes Little heroes Go down the drains day by day Future leaders G…
Lovers in a Dangerous Time They were lovers In a dangerous time They were lovers In a d…
Peace Perfect Peace We cry for peace, perfect peace Lord, we cry for love…
Prisoner Somebody told me about it When I was still a little…
Rastas Never Die Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Oh oh oh Rastas never die Oh oh…
Reap What You Sow We hear you crying So bitterly Trying to get people to help…
Reggae Strong This is called no matter how hard they can try…
Release Me You don't have to come with me Down this road Cause I…
Remember Me Daddy wherever you are Remember me In whatever you do I love…
Slave Look in the eyes of the homeless man Tell me what…
Taxman I pay my gardener To clean up my garden I pay my…
The Way It Is Didn't I raise my voice High enough for you I was running…
Think About the Children The parents are the people we're depending on For the growth…
Together as One In my whole life My whole life I've got a dream My whole…
Victims Didn't know she was crying Until now as she turns to…
Tyron
on Different Colours (Live)
2024 approves
Sr Kajota
on Peanut Butter (live)
I love that Song. It comes from the gospel group The Thrutless called "peanut butter and jelly" its kind of adpatation, but its amazing the way how Lucky dube could do this.