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Lucky Dube

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South African reggae singer (1964-2007) who switched from Zulu 'mbaqanga' to reggae in the mid-1980s, becoming Africa's best-selling reggae artist with albums like 'Slave' and 'Prisoner' that protested apartheid; his 2007 murder in Johannesburg was widely mourned. Africa's foremost reggae figure (Wikipedia 'Lucky Dube'; BBC).

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Lucky Dube - Prisoner (Official Music Video)

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Story · Well supportedReggae takes root in Africa

From Abidjan to Benin City to Johannesburg, reggae became a continental voice for reconnection, protest and faith in the 1980s.