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Lucky Dube

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Lucky Philip Dube was a successful and outspoken South African reggae artist who released several popular albums despite opposition from the then all-white government which rejected the musical style. He sang in choirs as a child and performed traditional Zulu mbaqanga music until won over by reggae. His first reggae release, an EP titled 'Rastas Never Die' in 1984, was banned due to strong lyrics but he persevered and became established as one of his nation's bestselling recording artists with albums such as 'Think About the Children' (1985), 'Slave' (1987) and 'Together As One' (1988). 'Prisoner' (1989) went to number eight on Billboard's World Albums Chart, 'Captured Live' (1991) reached number six, 'House of Exile' (1991) number four and 'Victims' (1993) peaked at number five. Lucky Dube was murdered during a carjacking in Johannesburg in 2007. An album titled 'Retrospective' was released in 2008 and went to number five on the Reggae Chart. A commemorative album, 'The Times We've Shared', came out in 2017.
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