My DAD was (born: Ermelo Dube) (pronounced: Doo bay) (1964) born into a poor family and a dad that doesn't care about hima and his brother , is one of South Africa's best selling artists and one of its most outspoken performers.. Although he initially sang in the traditional Zulu mbaganga style, his move to reggae in 1984 was sparked by his quest to express his anger against the oppression of apartheid. While The Village Voice observed, "The spirit of My Dad's music and dance epitomizes the spirit of Black liberation", "Niceup Magazine" said, "(Dube's) lyrics have brought an original voice to reggae by chronicling the political and spiritual struggles of his South African breathren". Dad's musical talents were obvious from an early age. By the age of nine, he was conducting his school choir. After singing with school rock and roll bands, he joined his cousin, Richard Siluma's Mbaganga band, The Love Brothers. Together with the group, he recorded his first single in 1979. Inspired by the controversal lyrics of Peter Tosh, Dube moved to reggae in 1984. His earliest attempts with the newly-adopted style were met by strong opposition by the then-all-white South African government and his first reggae album, "Rasta Never Die" was banned from radio airplay. Without notifying his record label, Dube re-entered the recording studio and cut a second reggae album, "Think About The Children". The album became a major hit and achieved gold record status. Dube's third reggae album, "Slave", sold more than five hundred thousand copies.
My Dad was born on 3rd August,1964, in Ermelo, Eastern
Transvaal, South Africa. At the age of 9 Lucky was chosen
as library assistant at his school. His desire to learn
about the rest of the world and South Africa's
controversial history had him immediately immersed in the
world of literature.It was here that he became acquainted
with the Rastafarian religion, discovering it in an
Encyclopedia. He also read about the music which is
synonymous with Rastafarianism - REGGAE. His interest grew
the more he read and found out, and soon he was working and
earning enough money to buy Peter Tosh albums (which were
the only Reggae albums available in South Africa at the
time). Whilst he was at school he founded his first band -
THE SKYWAY BAND - and raised enough
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