Legendary reggae musician Lucky Dube would have turned 58 years old on 3 August. Image via Twitter @ImKingEsco
Remembering Lucky Dube: 5 hits by the legendary reggae singer [watch]
3 August would’ve marked the 58th birthday of legendary reggae artist Lucky Dube. Take a look at some of his most iconic songs.
Legendary reggae musician Lucky Dube would have turned 58 years old on 3 August. Image via Twitter @ImKingEsco
South African musician and Rastafarian Lucky Dube passed away on 18 October 2007. The legendary singer was involved in an attempted carjacking when he was gunned down by armed robbers in Rosettenville, Johannesburg.
Having put South African reggae music on the map, Dube was one of Mzansi’s most influential singers. He was also known for being outspoken on social issues that deeply affected our country.
To celebrate what would’ve been his 58th birthday on 3 August, here are five songs to remember Lucky Dube.
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1. ‘PRISONER’
Lucky Dube’s album, Prisoner, was released in 1993. The eight-track album, released three years after former president Nelson Mandela was released from prison, was one of Dube’s most successful album releases.
LISTEN TO ‘PRISONER’ HERE
2. ‘THE HAND THAT GIVETH’
The Hand That Giveth is featured on Lucky Dube’s 1988 album, Slave. In the song, the legendary musician tackles economic inequality.
“What type of rich man are you, who doesn’t care about the poor people?” read a part of the lyrics.
WATCH DUBE PERFORM ‘THE HAND THAT GIVETH’ HERE
3. ‘SLAVE’
Lucky Dube’s Slave, is one of his most successful songs. According to SowetanLive, by 2020, the track had achieved more than 50 million streams globally. The single forms part of Dube’s 1987 album of the same.
LISTEN TO ‘SLAVE’ HERE
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4. ‘HOUSE OF EXILE’
House of Exile is an album released by Dube in 1992. As per AllMusic, the album features Dube’s “toughest songwriting yet”.
“Freedom fighter standing on a mountain in a foreign country, Trying to send a message to his people, back in the ghetto. He had a home one time,” read the lyrics of the album’s title track, House of Exile.
LISTEN TO ‘HOUSE OF EXILE’ HERE
5. ‘REMEMBER ME’
Remember Me is the seventh track from Dube’s Prisoner album released in 1993. The track has achieved more than 20 million streams.
