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Lucky Dube: An African Musical Legend Bites the Dust.

Posted by Pamela Stitch on October 19, 2007
Filed in: Discussion Lounge, Life & Culture, People, South Africa
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It was about 12 am when I learnt that Lucky Dube the South African reggae musical legend had been shot down in Johannesburg, South Africa. I have been dealing with the shock all day. I watched this man perform a couple of months ago in New York City and I was amazed [...]

Lucky Dube’s Murder: An Armed Robbery Gone Bad

Posted by Guest Author on October 19, 2007
Filed in: Africa, Discussion Lounge, Kenya, Nigeria, Opinion, South Africa
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By John Ladi, Los Angeles.
A decade back, I was convinced Lucky Dube was a Jamaican; he was such a natural reggae musician, unlike several other Africans who tried so hard to impress and even impersonate some of the well-established stars. News on Lucky Dube’s death filtered through ChatterBox (AfricanLoft’s news-blog aggregator), shortly before midnight [...]