In addition to its social commentary, what will continue to draw listeners to his music is the healing and solace it offers.
The new national hub in Jo’burg city centre realises democracy’s vision of freeing local musicians’ talent.
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/ 27 November 2008
Lloyd Gedye reviews From Marabi to Disco: 42 Years of Township Music, an album that celebrates some of SA’s best music over four decades.
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/ 24 October 2007
A crowd of about 500 bereaved music fans thronged in the scorching sun outside music venue the Bassline in Johannesburg’s Newtown cultural precinct on Wednesday for the memorial service of slain South African reggae icon Lucky Dube. Inside were another 1Â 000 fans, family members and friends of the singer.
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/ 19 October 2007
The news of the death of South African reggae star Lucky Dube in a botched hijacking attempt in Johannesburg has drawn strong reaction from around the world. As he was leaving for the World Cup in France, President Thabo Mbeki made an appeal to South Africans to confront the ”scourge” of crime together.