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Lucky Dube,
While successful reggae artists have traditionally hailed from the Island of Jamaica, over the past decade South African native Lucky Dube (pronounced doobay) has delivered some of the most conscious and substantive roots reggae songs to hit the airwaves. >br>"The spirit of Lucky Dube's music and dance epitomizes the spirit of Black liberation" (Village Voice) and has kept the struggles of the people of South Africa in the thoughts of audiences the world over. Lucky Dube became the best-selling artist in all of Africa during the 1980s and '90s, and has gained popularity in North America, the Caribbean and Europe.
He has produced ten highly successful reggae albums, including the multi-platinum released House Of Exile and Victims. Few global superstars who have racked up close to 20 years in the music business are still able to lay a claim to real inventiveness - and one can certainly count Lucky Dube amongst them. Having sold in excess of 3 million albums worldwide over a two decade career, Lucky Dube is the biggest selling living Reggae artist and one of it’s frontline stars.

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