South African Reggae Star "Lucky Dube Shot Dead"
Johannesburg, South Africa : Oct 19, 2007 South African reggae musician Lucky Dube was shot dead in a hijacking in Rosettenville, Johannesburg, South Africa yesterday. He had been dropping his teenage son and daughter off in the suburb of Rosettenville on Thursday evening. Police say they were already out of the car when three shots were fired through a car window killing their father. Alongside Bob Marley, he was thought of as one of the great reggae artists - singing about social problems. He was also one of the apartheid regime's most outspoken critics. Dube was a headline performer at the Cricket World Cup opening ceremony at the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Sports Complex, Jamaica in March. His performance was a symbolic handing over of the torch from South Africa, which had hosted the previous Cricket World Cup, to the Caribbean, which was hosting its first. Dube, who was born in Johannesburg on August 3, 1964, was named 'Lucky' as he was born in poor health and doctors thought he would die. But Dube survived and went on to become a front-line artist in the reggae genre. He recorded more than 20 albums in his music career, which spanned more than 20 years, according to Luckydubemusic.com. His albums include "Rastas Never Die," "Think about the Children," "Soul Taker" and "Trinity." His latest, released in 2006, is called "Respect."

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