Dube was murdered in the Johannesburg suburb of Rosettenville on the evening of 18 October 2007. He recorded 22 albums in Zulu, English and Afrikaans in a 25-year period and was South Africa's biggest-selling reggae artist. He was laid to rest at Ingogo near Newcastle.Lucky Dube【 171 songs in total 】 Lucky Philip Dube (pronounced duu-beh 3 August 1964 – 18 October 2007) was a South African reggae musician and Rastafarian. In a successful career that spanned 25 years, Dube recorded 22 albums. "Being a famous artist is one thing, but being famous for singing positive messages adds meaning to life as a musician and I want to thank Lucky for the inspiration." "His music changed my whole concept in reggae music in that it was very important to write positive and inspiring messages in my reggae songs.
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His live performances around the world were awesome and so captivating and inspirational. His music touched my life and many here in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific. He said: "I was so captivated by the style of drums playing on all his tracks and the style of how the keyboards were presented. Nakikus, a reggae star who came to SA earlier this year to record his album at Downtown Studios, said he was drawn to Dube's music because of the message and his style.
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"It's an honour and privilege to represent the icon that is Lucky Dube and his vast catalogue which still has global influence surpassing his death."Īnslom Nakikus from Papua New Guinea in Oceania, whose music career was inspired by the late legend, said the world should remember Dube as a poet, a philosopher, a prophet who preached unity among all different colours of human beings. "He remains an ambassador of African music globally, and his legacy still lives on in the conscious message of peace and unity for the world to enjoy.
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Gallo's marketing manager Carol Morabe said: "Lucky is also embraced on a wider international scale with continued streaming support in the US, the UK, France and Brazil. Gallo said digital platforms such as Boomplay, which puts him in the top 10 most-listened-to artists in Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana and Kenya.
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Remember Me is sitting on over 20 million streams.Īccording to Gallo Music Records, Dube's music still dominated sales in retail stores with the album The Times We've Shared, released in 2017, receiving a lot of love from music fans globally. Hit songs like Slave, Remember Me, It's not Easy and Respect have garnered more than 50 million streams globally. Late reggae icon Lucky Dube remains one of the top selling artists both in retail stores and on digital platforms.ĭube, who was murdered in 2007, would have turned 56 today and his music continues to wow the world even beyond the grave.