Lucky Dube

South African reggae musician (1964–2007)

  • Fame57.5
  • Momentum3.9
  • South Africa rank#104
Source-basedStable
  • Fame57.5
  • Momentum3.9
  • South Africa rank#104
  • Wikipedia18.2K
Lived 1964–2007, aged 43South Africa
South AfricaSouth AfricaMusiciansSinger / Musician
  • Wikipedia
    36 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in South Africa
    #104
    Musicians
  • Era
    1964–2007
    Aged 43
Summary
Updated 2026-06-20

Lucky Philip Dube was a South African reggae musician and Rastafarian. His record sales across the world earned him the Best Selling African Musician prize at the 1996 World Music Awards. In his lyrics, Dube discussed issues affecting South Africans and Africans in general to a global audience. He recorded 22 albums in a 25-year period and was Africa's best-selling reggae artist of all time. Dube was murdered in the Johannesburg suburb of Rosettenville on the evening of 18 October 2007.

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57.5
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Momentum3.9
Historical21.9
Now attention21.7
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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#104
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