Iconic Musician “Lucky Dube” would have been celebrating his 56th birthday today if not cause of his death.
The globally renowned artist has not been forgotten by his fans and his music lives on through the hits like “Slave”, “Remember Me”, “It’s not Easy”, “Respect” – which together have gathered more than 50 million streams globally with ‘Remember Me’ hitting over 20 Million streams.
Lucky Philip Dube born 3 August 1964 and died 18 October 2007,- was a South African reggae musician and Rastafarian.
He recorded 22 albums in Zulu, English and Afrikaans in a 25-year period and was South Africa’s best & biggest-selling reggae artist.
Dube was murdered in the Johannesburg suburb of Rosettenville on the evening of 18 October 2007.
Lucky Dube remains a top seller on digital platforms as well as in retail stores, and is regularly featured in Top 10 album charts with his commemorative album “The Times We’ve Shared” which was released by Gallo Record Company in 2017.
On digital platforms Lucky Dube continues to hit numbers in the millions across streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music
Outside of his home territory of South Africa, on the rest of the Continent, his music is embraced on Mobile platforms like Boomplay putting him in the Top 10 most listened to artists outside of the region in Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana and Kenya.
He is also embraced on a wider international scale with continued streaming support in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Brazil.
Lucky Dube remains an ambassador of African music globally, and his legacy still lives on in the conscious message of peace and unity for the world to enjoy.
Gone but not forgotten.
