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Dube, Lucky

LC control no.nr 92031567
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingDube, Lucky
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Associated countrySouth Africa
Birth date19640803
Death date20071018
Place of birthErmelo, South Africa
Field of activityReggae music
Mbaqanga (Music)
Profession or occupationReggae musicians Singers
Found inHis Prisoner [SR] p1990: label (Lucky Dube) insert (South African reggae singer)
Lucky Dube WWW site, Feb. 4, 2003 (Lucky Dube; b. Aug. 3, 1964, Ermelo, Eastern Transvaal, South Africa)
Times online WWW site, Oct. 22, 2007 (Lucky Dube; b. Lucky Philip Dube, Aug. 3, 1964, near Ermelo; d. Oct. 18, 2007; hugely successful South African reggae singer who used his music to protest against injustice)
Wikipedia, July 1, 2013 (Lucky Dube, born Lucky Philip Dube; began performing traditional Zulu mbaqanga music at age 18, produced several mbaqanga albums (1981-1987); shifted to reggae in 1984; toured internationally; murdered in Johannesburg suburb of Rosettenville Oct. 18, 2007)
Associated languageeng zul