Lucky Dube: The Rastafari Champ
Lucky Philip Dube was born in 1964 at Ermelo, South Africa. He was given the name lucky because his single mother saw his birth as a miracle.
He, however, spent much of his childhood with his grandmother alongside his two siblings.
During this time, he worked as a gardener. Upon the realization that the money he made was not sufficient to feed his family, he decided to attend school. In school, he joined the choir and formed a group, The Skyway Band.
It was during this time that he had his first encounter with Rastafari movement. When he clocked 18, he joined his cousin’s “Zulu” pop music band, The Love Brothers and worked as a security guard.
