At this time Dube began to note fans were responding positively to some reggae songs he played during live concerts. All subsequent albums were recorded as Lucky Dube. On the release of his fifth album, Dave Segal (who became Dube's sound engineer) encouraged him to drop the 'Supersoul' element of the name. Lucky Dube and the Supersoul became a brand for the South African icon for a while. Under the label, Lucky and The Love Brothers recorded their first studio album Lucky Dube and the Supersoul. The Love Brothers later signed to Teal Record Company, under Richard Siluma. At the age of 18 Dube joined his cousin's band, The Love Brothers, playing Zulu pop music known as Mbaqanga whilst funding his lifestyle by working for Hole and Cooke as a security guard at the car auctions in Midrand. He and his friends formed his first musical ensemble, called The Skyway Band. While in school, he joined the choir, where his love for music began. After realizing farming did not meet the cost of living at the time, he decided to back to school. Lucky Dube drew inspiration from Jimmy Cliff and Peter Tosh, he felt the socio-political messages associated with Jamaican reggae were relevant to a South African audience in an institutionally racist society. He has two siblings Patrick and Thandi Dube. His mother named him Lucky because of the failed pregnancies before his birth. His parents separated before his birth and so he was raised by a single mother, Sarah. Lucky Dube was born in Ermelo, formerly of the Eastern Transvaal, now of Mpumalanga. Lucky Philip Dube was a South African reggae musician and Rastafarian. The reggae musician’s next three albums each won South African Music Awards. The artist also won the International Artist of the Year at the Ghana Music Awards. In 1996, Lucky Dube was named the Best-Selling African Recording Artist at the World Music Awards. Music Career: He recorded 22 albums in Zulu, English, and Afrikaans in a 25-year period and was South Africa's biggest-selling reggae artist.Īwards: In 1989, the reggae artist won four OKTV Awards for Prisoner and won another for Captured Live. Official Name: Lucky Philip Dube a.k.a Lucky Dubeīorn: 3 August 1964, Ermelo, South Africaĭied: 18 October 2007, Rosettenville, Johannesburg

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