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Lucky Philip Dube (pronounced duu-beh; [1] 3 August 1964 – 18 October 2007) was a South African reggae musician and Rastafarian. His record sales across the world earned him the Best Selling African Musician prize at the 1996 World Music Awards. In his lyrics, Dube discussed issues affecting South Africans and Africans in general to a global ...
The title track, about black-on-black crime, references Bob Marley's "Redemption Song". [7] [8] "Keep On Knocking" is about the love of a mother for her child. [9] Lucky Dube based his lyrics on the experiences of real people, rather than news coverage of political events. [10] Lucky Dube used a horn section and emphasized a more rock guitar ...
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While their music was popular around the world, it was particularly well-received in Africa. [1] One of the first hit songs by an African artist with distinct reggae qualities was "Fire In Soweto" by Sonny Okosun in 1978. [1] [3] More groups followed suit, and reggae was one of the most popular genres of music in the late 1970s in Africa.
The music of South Africa exhibits a culturally varied musical heritage in conjunction with the multi-ethnic populace.Genres with the greatest international recognition being mbube, isicathamiya, mbaqanga, afrofusion, kwaito, South African pop music, afro house, South African hip hop, Shangaan electro, bacardi house, bolo house, gqom and amapiano.
In 1984, Fraser relocated to Johannesburg and worked as the backup vocalist for Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Lucky Dube, Brenda Fassie, Rebecca Malope, Hugh Masekela, and Jonas Gwangwa. [9] In the year 2000, her first studio album Abanye Bayombona, was released. [9] Following the success of her first album she was signed by Universal Music. [9]
This is a list of reggae musicians.This includes artists who have either been critical to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label).
Steve first began playing music at the age of 10 when his family relocated from Scotland to South Africa. He was just 17 when Miriam Makeba, the queen of African music, recorded his song "I Still Long for You". Lucky Dube then recorded "Khululeka" which he had co-written in an African band called Friends First.