The song is an ode to the celebration of unity in diversity. The song ‘Different Colors – One People’ first appeared in the album Victims ( 1993), and then again on the album Serious Reggae Business (1996). ‘Different Colors – One People’ from Victims (1993) Some of his most popular tracks include the following: This globally acclaimed reggae star has 22 albums in Zulu, English, and Afrikaans to his credit, and that too in a period of 25 years.
In 1984, he was featured in the film ‘Getting Lucky’ and an album was released including the soundtrack from the film. He later founded The Sky Way Band while he was in high school, which turned out to be a massive hit with their album ‘Bazolelen’ released in 1983. Lucky Dube started his musical career performing the local “mbaqanga” form of Zulu music and went on to join the choir. Belonging to a non-affluent Zulu family in a racially divided South Africa led him to develop a unique point of view that was reflected in his music.īorn in Ermelo, South Africa, in 1964, the singer was named ‘Lucky’ because his mother considered his birth a miracle. The legendary musician also starred in a number of movies, including Getting Lucky, Lucky Strikes Back and the popular feature film Voice in The Dark.Lucky Philip Dube, possibly one of the finest South African reggae musicians and Rastafarian the world has ever seen had capsulized a revolutionary epoch of idealistic youths who longed for an Africa that would have been freed of the shackles of its foreign influence. Other accolades included a Sama in the Lifetime Achievement category in 2008 and the MTV Africa Music Legend Award in 2009. Lucky won the Best-Selling African Musician prize at the 1996 World Music Awards. May your spirit live on and continue to inspire unity among the human race,” another wrote. He was raised by a single mother who named him 'Lucky' because she considered his birth fortunate after a number of failed pregnancies,” wrote an X user. Lucky fought injustice and brought hope to many in Soweto who thought life would never change. “On this day in 2007, Lucky Dube was assassinated.
X was abuzz with users sharing their memories of the megastar and their favourite songs. The musician gave Mzansi and the world many hits.īorn in Ermelo, Mpumalanga on Augand raised by a single mother, Lucky recorded 22 albums and made his mark across the globe. Today marks 16 years since legendary reggae star Lucky Dube died after being shot in Johannesburg.
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