Lucky Dube
Lucky Dube (born Ermelo Dube; pronounced "doo bay") is one of South Africa's best-selling artists and one of its most outspoken performers. Although he initially sang in the traditional Zulu mbaqanga style, his move to reggae in 1984 was sparked by his quest to express his anger against the oppression of apartheid. While The Village Voice observed, "The spirit of Lucky Dube's music and dance epitomizes the spirit of Black liberation", Niceup Magazine wrote, "(Dube's) lyrics have brought an original voice to reggae by chronicling the political and spiritual struggles of his South African brethren". brethren musical talents were obvious from an early age. By the age of nine, he was conducting his school choir. After singing with school rock & roll bands, he joined his cousin, Richard Siluma's, mbaqanga band, the Love Brothers. Together with the group, he recorded his first single in 1979. Inspired by thcontroversialal lyrics of Peter Tosh, Dube moved to reggae in 1984. His earliest attempts with the newly adopted style were met by strong opposition by the then-all-white South African government, and his first reggae album, Rasta Never Die was banned from radio airplay. Without notifying his record label, Dube re-entered the recording studio and cut a second reggae album, Think About the Children. The album became a major hit and achieved gold record status. Dube's third reggae album, Slave, sold more than five hundred thousand copies.
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Slave (Remastered)
Reggae - Released by Lucky Dube on 14 Sep 1987
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Captured Live (Captured Live)
Reggae - Released by Lucky Dube on 29 Oct 1990
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It's Not Easy (Live in Paris-Élysées Montmartre Vendredi, 20 November 1992)
Reggae - Released by Lucky Dube on 23 Nov 1992
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Think About the Children
Reggae - Released by Lucky Dube on 30 May 1986
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Live in Concert (Live in Concert)
Reggae - Released by Lucky Dube on 1 Jun 1993
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Truth in the World (Live at The Joburg Theater, South Africa 1993)
Reggae - Released by SnapShot on 1 Jan 2015
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Lucky Dube (Live, 1997)
Reggae - Released by Content Connect Africa on 1 Oct 2021
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Remembering
Ska & Rocksteady - Released by Lucky Dube Music Legacy on 9 Apr 2024
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Abathakathi
Miscellaneous - Released by Lucky Dube on 4 Jun 1984
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Together We'll Make It
Pop - Released by Lucky Dube on 19 Jul 1985
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Lengane Ngeyethu
Miscellaneous - Released by Lucky Dube on 25 May 1981
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Victims (The Remixes)
Reggae - Released by Lucky Dube on 18 Apr 1994
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I ve got you baby (Special Version)
Ska & Rocksteady - Released by 6271712 Records DK on 16 Dec 2023
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