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Music Appreciation

malaise

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5. Thanks for these

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Jun 23, 2023, 08:52 PM

Jun 2023

Haven’t listened to him in a while

Another great African reggae singer was Lucky Dube from South Africa. Sadly he was killed in 2007 by robbers in Joburg.

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Alpha Blondy - Wish You Were Here (reggae cover of Pink Floyd, live, Paris, 2009) [View all] highplainsdem Jun 2023 OP

I Like It ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #1

Glad you liked it! I was surprised and pleased when I ran across highplainsdem Jun 2023 #3

My wife is no huge fan of my classic rock vibe in music and guitar playing. Prairie_Seagull Jun 2023 #2

I've always loved Pink Floyd, and Wish You Were Here is my favorite PF album, if I highplainsdem Jun 2023 #4

Rock and roll has always been about going out on limbs. Prairie_Seagull Jun 2023 #10

Thanks for these malaise Jun 2023 #5

Thanks for the reply, and the recommendation! I like what I've heard of that Lucky Dube album highplainsdem Jun 2023 #6

The thing is no one would call me a member of the reggae cognoscenti malaise Jun 2023 #9

Just finished reading Wikipedia's page on Lucky Dube. highplainsdem Jun 2023 #7

I remember that day - we were speechless malaise Jun 2023 #8