In his youth, Lucky lived with many different family members, singing in bars and in church. He was named Lucky because when he was born in poor health, and the doctors thought he would die. Lucky Dube (born August 3, 1964, died October 18, 2007) was a reggae musician from Johannesburg, South Africa. stating that for many Africans America and Europe is Utopia as is the song 'The Other Side'. He didn't agree with Roots Reggae's romanticizing of the utopian homeland Africa. His compilation album Serious Reggae Business 1996 entitled him 'Best Selling African Recording Artist' at World Music Awards and 'International Artist of the Year' at the Ghana Music Awards. He played roots reggae, but also love songs like 'I've Got You Babe'. He started with local popular music as mbaqanga. Lucky Dube, ⋆ in Eastern Transvaal, South Africa ₫ … Read Full Bio ↴ Lucky Dube, ⋆ in Eastern Transvaal, South Africa ₫ in Rosettenville, Johannesburg Gauteng (murdered), was South Africa's top reggae artist.
