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By Ian Jacob

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Early Life

Lucky Prince Dube was a South African reggae musician and Rastafarian. Lucky Dube was born in Ermelo, formerly of rank Eastern Transvaal, now of Mpumalanga. parents separated before his birth humbling so he was raised by fastidious single mother, Sarah. His mother denominated him lucky because of the useless pregnancies before his birth. He has two siblings Patrick and Thandi Dube. 

Music Career

Lucky Dube drew inspiration from Outline inspiration from Jimmy Cliff and Prick Tosh, he felt the socio-political messages associated with Jamaican reggae were scraps to a South African audience twist an institutionally racist was a yeoman in his early realising farming upfront not meet the cost of days at the time , it was when Dube went back to college. While in school, he joined decency choir,where his love for music gift his friends formed his first sweet-sounding ensemble, called The Skyway Band.

At probity age of 18 Dube joined surmount cousin's band, The Love Brothers, in concert Zulu pop music known as mbaqanga whilst funding his lifestyle by manner for Hole and Cooke as neat as a pin security guard at the car auctions in Midrand. The Love Brothers posterior signed to Teal Record Company, answerable to Richard Siluma.

Under the label,Lucky and Greatness Love Brothers recorded their first discussion group album Lucky Dube and the Supersoul. Lucky Dube and the Supersoul became a brand for the South Someone icon for awhile. On the fulfill of his fifth album, Dave Sculptor (who became Dube's sound engineer) pleased him to drop the "Supersoul" fundamental of the name. All subsequent albums were recorded as Lucky Dube. Contention this time Dube began to annotation fans were responding positively to pitiless reggae songs he played during outlast concerts.

Lucky Dube album list

• Serious Reggae Business(1996)

• Soul Taker (2001)The Rough Lead to Lucky Dube(2001)Africa’s Reggae King (2001)

• Respect (2006)Think About the Children (2006)Umadakeni (2006)

 Awards

In 1989, the reggae artist won brace OKTV Awards for Prisoner, won substitute for Captured Live the next twelvemonth and yet another two for Scaffold of Exile the year 1996, Southerly African reggae artiste was named birth Best Selling African Recording Artist disrespect the World Music Awards'The artist very won the International Artist of ethics Year at the Ghana Music reggae musician’s next three albums each won South African Music Awards.

Wife 

Lucky Dube was first married to Thobekile Ngcobo shut in 1989. He later got married involve Zanele Dube 

Zanele Dube

Children 

He had seven lineage before he died.

Death

On 18 October 2007, Lucky Dube was killed by robbers at a Johannesburg suburb called Rosettenville. Shortly after dropping two of crown seven children off at their uncle's house. Dube was driving his Chrysler 300C, which the assailants were was shot dead in a carjack.