DEATH MET SOUTH AFRICAN REGGAE MUSIC MAKER « LUCKY DUBE » ACCIDENTALLY ON THE WAY ON THE (18TH OF OCTOBER 2007), WHEN HE WAS AIMING TO DROP HIS TWO CHILDREN IN A SUBURB CALLED(ROSETTENVILLE) IN « JOHANNESBURG »( SOUTH AFRICA)! MEANWHILE, AS FAR AS THE FACTS ARE CONCERNED, HE WAS UNFORTUNATELY A CONSPICUOUS VICTIM OF A SO CALLED HIJACKING BY THREE BANDITS WHO OPENED FIRE ON HIM DELIBERATELY, WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO ESCAPE!! TWO YEARS LATER,IN (2009), THOSE BANDITS WENT ON TRIAL AND WERE BEING CONVICTED DOWN THE LINE! IT WAS INDEED A GREAT LOSS IN THE INTERNATIONAL REGGAE ENTERTAINMENT FIELD!FINALLY, WE CAN’T HELP REMEMBERING HIS LYRICS SUCH AS:(« SLAVE », « PRISONER », »REMEMBER ME », « THE HAND THAT GIVETH », « I’VE GOT YOU BABE » AND MANY MORE…MAY HIS SOUL RESTS IN PEACE!SOUL ALMIGHTY!
(YVES T BOUAZO)(« IMAGE »: « LUCKY DUBE »)