(1964-08-03)3 August 1964 Ermelo, Transvaal (now Mpumalanga), South Africa
Died
18 October 2007(2007-10-18) (aged 43) Rosettenville, Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupation(s)
Musician
Spouse(s)
Thobekile Ngcobo
(m. 1989–2007)
Musical career
Genres
Reggae, mbaqanga
Instrument(s)
Guitar
vocals
keyboards
Years active
1981–2007
Labels
Rykodisc, Gallo
Formerly of
The Skyway Band
The Love Brothers
Lucky Philip Dube (pronounced duu-beh;[1] 3 August 1964 – 18 October 2007) was a South African reggae musician and Rastafarian. His record sales across the world earned him the Best Selling African Musician prize at the 1996 World Music Awards. In his lyrics, Dube discussed issues affecting South Africans and Africans in general to a global audience. He recorded 22 albums in a 25-year period and was Africa's best-selling reggae artist of all time.[2][3] Dube was murdered in the Johannesburg suburb of Rosettenville on the evening of 18 October 2007.[3][4][5]
^Fun Facts, luckydubemusic.com, Retrieved 19 October 2007
^"Five facts about reggae star Lucky Dube", Reuters, 19 October 2007
^ abS.Africa reggae icon shot and killed – radio Archived 21 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters, 19 October 2007.
^Hijackers gun down Lucky Dube Archived 20 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, News24.com, 19 October 2007
^S African reggae star shot dead, BBC News, 19 October 2007,
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