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Momodou
Denmark
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 Posted - 25 Oct 2007 : 01:00:50
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Tribute To Lucky Dube
A Music Legend
By Ousman Sillah
Reggae music lovers in Africa, and people from all over the world were shocked, devastated and outraged by the news of the tragic passing of the world-renowned South African superstar and reggae legend Lucky Dube. According to reports he was slained in Johannesburg on Thursday 18 October around 8pm, while dropping two of his children at a brother’s house.
The death of Lucky Dube is a tragedy that has suddenly brought his 25 years of music to an end and thus leaving a void that will be very difficult to fill.
He is considered by many as the world’s greatest reggae musician at the time of his death. Lucky was aptly described as “a man with superb musical taste and genius, an artist with a message, with a reason and a rhyme behind everything he does”.
His songs centred on messages in three main areas-political, social, and personal issues. Lucky’s music is riddled with the desire to make the world a better place for everybody. He hated injustice, oppression, tyranny and exploitation. His abhorrence of racism, tribalism and corruption were reflected in his songs.
As a prolific force in music for almost 25 years, Lucky’s music, which is laden positive messages in the reggae genre has touched millions through his 22 recorded albums in Zulu, English and even Afrikaans and many of which have broken records and with phenomenal sales from around the globe. His social maturity, political awareness, humility, conscience, feeling and love for people, creativity and inventiveness had kept him growing from strength to strength and earning him admiration, adoration and accolades from fans all over the world.
Lucky Philip Dube was born in a small farm in Ermelo, a small town which is 150 kilometres East of Johannesburg, on 3 August 1964. Lucky Dube died at the tender age of 43 years and is survived by his new wife Zanele and his seven children Bongi, Nonkulueko, Thokozani, Laura, Siyanda, Philani and the three-month-old baby Melokuhle.
To the fans, it is not enough to revere Lucky Dube; it is not enough to love his songs only; it is not enough to weep for him. What he was prophesizing about and would have loved his fans and all of humanity to be doing is to imbue, cherish and practice love for justice, solidarity and empathy for one another.
Lucky Dube is gone but he will be remembered forever.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue
Issue No. 125/2007, 24 – 25 October, 2007
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kayjatta
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Posted - 25 Oct 2007 : 09:50:23
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TRIBUTE TO LUCKY DUBE:( adapted from Lucky's own music).
Kayjatta.
Hey you the Lucky man
Hey you the Rastaman
Now rest in peace
We're here together as one
Hey you the Lucky man
Hey you the Rastaman
You showed us the way
To fight down apatheid
Fight down war and crime
Hey you the Lucky man
Hey you the Rastaman
Now rest in abundant peace
Cos we're here together as one
And while I sit in my house of exile
Playing all that crackadoo and subidubi yeah
Group areas act is going
Apatheid is going
Hey you the Lucky man
Hey you the Rastaman
Go rest in peace
And thank you thank you
I ain't a prisoner, prisoner
Prisoner, prisoner
Prisoner,prisoner
Prisoner, prisoner
I'm not a prisoner, prisoner
Prisoner, prisoner...
Rest in perfect peace Lucky Dube.
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Edited by - kayjatta on 25 Oct 2007 22:09:05 |
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Alhassan
Sweden
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Posted - 26 Oct 2007 : 10:39:52
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Kaj,
Africa is going towards Yankeestan when it comes to violence towards our international Artists. 2Face Idibia(MTV price winner from Nigeria)too got shot in Nigeria just when he was preparing to come to Stockholm for a concert with Jalikunda. We have cancelled the concert because his doctor placed a travel ban on him for some time. We hope he can come the 30 th Nov. or 1 st. Dec. This is very sad for us. |
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kayjatta
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Posted - 26 Oct 2007 : 10:55:22
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You are right , Alhassan, the number of violent crimes commintted in the U.S. is just enormous. It is worrying that many African countries are becoming very violent too. The amount of violence in South Africa is very similar to that in U.S. in the sense that both countries share a similar history where a large percentage of the population is marginalized from economic prosperity for many years. Poverty, poor education, lack of adequately paid jobs, drug use, and years of anger at a system of segregation has turned many especially the young into hardened criminals.
International artists seem to be an easy target because of their popularity, obvious wealth, and their out-and-about lifestyle...It is a sad thing... |
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Dalton1
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Posted - 28 Oct 2007 : 14:56:41
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Bro Kay,
that's a nice coolant piece from one of his best. thank you. That's an african hero.
It's funny he survived apartheid all that long, only to become a victim of some gang of thieves.he was in exile in jamaica for long time.
in 1999/2000, when the deceased came to the Gambia, i took a picture with him. he was also frequent in the place where i live-i mean playing with his band here.
rest in peace Lucky Dube. His wellbeing cannot be equated with his imagined living shadow. his music is his legacy. it shall live to represent him.
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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kayjatta
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Posted - 28 Oct 2007 : 19:25:29
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| Thanks Dalton,I have no doubt Lucky is a great African whose music contributed greatly to the struggle against apatheid. This man will live on forever and forever... |
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