Lucky Dube
It is with great sadness that I write of Lucky Dube passing. Dube, 43, was shot dead in a hijacking in Rosettenville, Johannesburg, on Thursday night, police said. He had just dropped off his son when he was attacked.
This post has little to do with Roi-Namur I admit but still Lucky Dube presence was felt even on that tiny island. I always began my radio show with Bob Marley’s “Rastaman Vibration” followed by Lucky’s “We Love It”. Other of his songs were requested by my audience. I had the great pleasure of going to one of his concerts years ago, in the early 90s in Seattle Washington. It was actually one of the first reggae shows I ever saw, a sunsplash. At the time I am ashamed to admit, I did not know who he was but was greatly impressed by his singing. I’ve been to many concerts, both rock and reggae, seen many of the most popular artists, The Who, Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, Ziggy Marley, BB King, Wise Rokobili, and so many others but honestly I am not sure I could name an artist with greater range of vocals than Mr. Dube. He was a good man, who lived a clean life. He did not use Marijuana, did not drink or smoke cigarettes. He was devoted to his family and to his country. It is terribly sad to think that greedy criminals could take the life of one who has given so much to the world and to South Africa. This great man did more for the world in his short 43 years than most of us, including myself, could ever hope to do in 70 or 80 years. I don’t imagine they will ever read this blog but still I’d like to offer my thoughts and prayers to the family and loved ones of this great man.
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