Funeral for slain reggae star Lucky Dube

(24 Oct 2007)
1. Wide shot, 'Bassline' - venue where memorial service for Lucky Dube was held
2. Sign reading: 'Bassline'
3. Wide of family and fans of Lucky Dube at the memorial
4. People listening to the speaker
5. Poster of the late Lucky Dube
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ivor Haarburger, CEO of Gallo Music Group
"We as a nation were shocked and saddened to hear of Lucky's murder. It is a senseless disturbing act of great spirit has been taken from us. It is a loss felt by millions of people, millions and millions of people around the world."
8. Close of Lucky Dube's daughter and her mother
9. Lucky Dubes immediate family
10. Close of the wife of Lucky Dube
11. Various of Lucky Dubes band performing
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) John Zeefal, mourner at event
"Now I'm in South Africa to show the whole universe it's a loss of the whole universe man, because all the people everywhere...."
14. Wide of field where people gathered for broadcast of memorial service
STORYLINE:
Artists, fans and family gathered at the Bassline music venue in Newtown, Johannesburg, on Wednesday to attend a memorial service and pay their respects to to the dead reggae legend Lucky Dube.
The reggae star, who recorded 22 albums, was shot and killed in an apparent carjacking attempt nearly a week ago.
On Sunday, Johannesburg police said they had arrested five men in connection with the murder.
The head of the South African company Gallo music group Ivor Haarburger told the memorial service; " It is a loss felt by millions of people, millions and millions of people around the world ", he said.
Dube, who launched his career with criticism of the apartheid regime, was killed after he dropped two of his teenage sons at his brother's
Johannesburg house.
His friends told South African newspapers they believed it was a targeted assassination.
But the police are sticking with their initial theory of a botched carjacking.
Carjacking is rife in South Africa, which has gained notoriety for its high rate of violent crime.

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