Shembe flock to Dube's funeral

Thousands of people mostly Shembe believers have started arriving at Ingogo Farm in Newcastle in northern KwaZulu-Natal for the funeral service of reggae star Lucky Dube.

The worshippers came in buses taxis, bicycles and private vehicles, singing hymns ahead of the funeral service which is expected to start shortly. Rastafarians are among the thousands of people who want to bid farewell to the international acclaimed reggae star. Last minute preparations are being made to the grave site where Dube is expected to be laid to rest. The burial will be a private affair.

Dube was gunned down in an apparent botched hijacking in Rosettenville ten days ago. He had just dropped off two of his seven children at their uncle's house when he was shot.

Dube recorded 22 albums in Zulu, English and Afrikaans in a 25-year period and was South Africa's biggest selling reggae artist.

Source: SABC News

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Lucky Phillip Dube, one of the greatest South African musicians of our generation and arguably one of the best reggae artists in the world, has been shot to death.

Source: Pretoria News