Lucky is one of those rare artists who is able to combine supremely melodic songs with lyrical substance and his series of best-selling recordings transcend commercial trends marking him as one of the most exciting live performers in the world. Slipping from his Peter Tosh-like midrange to his shades of Smokey Robinson highs, the bass deep and feral, all the while jerking his Zulu kick in vivid syncopation." His music is resplendent in its intertwining of African musical forms - Mbaqanga (traditional Zulu) and Soukous (West African soca) with roots rock reggae. effortlessly, he will demonstrate his three-octave vocal range.
Lucky's rich, buttery voice - capable of soaring through three octaves - and dynamic stage antics is described by one reviewer "like some manic Olympic marathoner. Meanwhile Lucky embarked on the most relentless international touring schedule since Bob Marley, becoming popular in Europe, America, the Caribbean, and most notably throughout Africa, where he became the best selling artist of the '80s and '90s. Subsequent recordings, Together As One, Prisoner, House of Exile, Captured Live, Victims, and Trinity were trenchant works filled with lyrics dealing with social issues and spiritual inspiration. Lucky's career as a reggae artist took root.ĭespite the banning of some songs by the South African government then still at the height of apartheid, his next album Slave went gold. It was an immediate success, eventually going gold. The album Rastas Never Die, recorded against the wishes of his record company, was banned and consequently met with little success, but he rushed back into the studio and created Think About the Children almost in secrecy. In 1985, inspired by the likes of Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, and Jimmy Cliff, Lucky gave up a successful career as a traditional Zulu Mbaqanga singer to pursue his Rastafarian beliefs and launch a career as a reggae artist. In so doing he has become one of the most important voices in international music.
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LUCKY DUBE, South Africa's preeminent recording artist, has garnered four multi-platinum albums and won numerous awards (including five prestigious OK TV awards) in only 10 short years.