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Synopsis
South African musical artist and was attributed as one of the world's greatest reggae superstars
First name
Lucky
Middle name
Phillip
Last name
Dube
Date of birth
03-August-1964
Location of birth
Farm near Ermelo, Eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga)
Date of death
18-October-2007
Location of death
Rosettenville, Johannesburg
Gender
Male
Lucky Dube was born on a small farm near Ermelo in the eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga). His mother, Sarah, considered his birth after a few unsuccessful pregnancy attempts so fortunate that she named him “Lucky”. She was the only breadwinner in the family as she had separated from her husband before Lucky’s birth and was forced to leave Lucky and her other two children, Thandi and Patrick, in the care of her mother. She earned such meagre wages in her job as domestic worker that she was barely able to send money back home for her children.