Zimbabwe: If Only Lucky Dube Was Alive

Harare — "MABIKO amaita aya, pane mumwe asipo "Lucky akasara ko . . . " These lyrics, by the late Dendera music maestro Simon Chimbetu, aptly captured the mood that many people felt while watching the Fifa 2010 Kick-Off Celebration Concert recently held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Although the concert attracted some of the finest musicians around the globe, who included Shakira, Alicia Keys and Angelina Kidjo, among others, the nostalgia over the absence of the late legendary reggae artiste was palpable throughout the three hour performance.

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