PLACE

South Africa

from 1984Johannesburg
THE STORY

Lucky Dube turned roots reggae into testimony the apartheid state could not drown out.

EXPLORE
AFRICATOOK ROOTCôte d’IvoireGhanaAlpha BlondyLucky DubeStonebwoy

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See how they stand with the music around them.

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Updated 2026-09Ranges kept honest · contested dates marked “c.”