![]() ![]() He sang that while cats and dogs seemed to be able to forgive one another, people - who claim to be the most advanced of species - seemed unable to do so.įor decades Dube continued to sing about injustice. His 1989 hit "Together As One" asked why racial segregation remained if so many hated it. The song ended up being banned by the former apartheid government of South Africa.ĭube was one of a handful of performers and artists who openly called for the end of the whites-only regime. He then swapped genres and seemed to find his own voice in reggae, producing "Rastas Never Die". He recorded his first album with the Super Soul band in 1982. ![]() ![]() The CD was compiled by Dave Segal, Lucky Dube's sound engineer from the moment he launched his career until his death.ĭube launched his career by singing traditional Zulu music, called mbaqanga. From Harare, reporter Derek Moyo has more. It features all the hits that made the South African musician a household name across the continent, and abroad. The 17-track CD is titled Lucky Dube – The Best Of. Music fans who mourned the death of reggae icon Lucky Dube in October last year should be pleased to hear his record company has released a compilation of his greatest hits. ![]()
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