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<h2> LUCKY DUBE – RESPECT (Aug. 3, 1964 – Oct. 18, 2007)</h2>
<h4>The freedom fighter</h4>
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Lucky Dube… A Natural Man
By M. Peggy Quattro</p>
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<blockquote> Few individuals are naturally blessed with the predestined qualities of talent, wit, and a confident disposition.
One such fortunate recipient is 29-year-old Lucky Dube, the remarkable South African singer/songwriter, who is presently dispensing his own musical blessings around the globe. </blockquote>
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<p>You are among the unlucky if you missed Lucky Dube and his mega band, Slaves, on their recent two month tour of the USA. The incredible show, which highlights Lucky’s dynamic vocals, capable of soaring three octaves, Zulu dancing from Dube, the sonorous back-up singers and stinging brass section, and infectious authentic African-Reggae rhythms, was presented in 35 cities, with venues ranging from small nightclubs to major summer festivals. Included was a free show held on a beautiful July day at Brooklyn’s Metro Tech Commons, sponsored by the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The moving response to the group’s performance was indicative of the overall reaction received wherever this talented troupe of performers set down. At the end of August, the tour moves on to Europe where they will be opening act in a series of shows for international pop star Peter Gabriel. A two-week break in their hometown of Johannesburg is followed by a concert in Capetown, then off to finish the year in Australia, New Caledonia, Japan, and France.</p>
<p> Considered a superstar in South Africa, Dube,<strong><em> who neither smokes nor drinks, modestly credits his fans for this stardom.</em></strong> On stage, he acknowledges his audience with making him <q>feel like a natural man</q>and he segues into his own rendition of the Carol King classic.<q> It is the people who make a song or a singer a hit, he notes,</q> <q>it is they who buy and support the music.</q> He attributes much of his career success in Africa to his record label, Gallo. <q>They are more than just a record company, they are my friends. They know what I like and don’t like, what makes me happy and what doesn’t make me happy.</q> In the past, the South African government would choose which Lucky Dube songs to play on the radio. These days they play all his songs and air all his videos. This is the result of Lucky’s albums selling in large volume, estimated at a quarter-million units of each album released. It is not uncommon for a Lucky Dube concert to draw a spirited mix of 10,000 to 100,000 fans in South Africa, and throughout Africa, where he is considered the most popular artist of the day. </p>
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<p>This article first appeared in Reggae Report, V11#6 1993</p>
For more info about our reggea master Click on<a href="http://www.reggeareport.com">Reggaereoprt</a></p>
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