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Brenda Fassie

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Born
3 November 1964
Born In
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Died
9 May 2004 (aged 39)
Brenda Fassie (November 3, 1964 – May 9, 2004), was a legendary South African pop singer and widely considered the voice for disenfranchised blacks during apartheid. She was affectionately known as the Queen of African Pop. Brenda was born in Langa, Cape Town as the youngest of 9 children. She was named after Brenda Lee, an American country singer. Her father died when she was 2, and with the help of her mother, a pianist, she started earning money by singing for tourists. In 1981, at the age of 16, she left Cape Town for Soweto, Johannesburg to seek her fortune as a singer. Brenda … read more
Brenda Fassie (November 3, 1964 – May 9, 2004), was a legendary South African pop singer and widely considered the voice for disenfranchised blacks during apartheid. She was affectionately known as the Queen of African Pop. Brenda was born in Langa, Cape Town as the youngest of 9 children. Sh… read more
Brenda Fassie (November 3, 1964 – May 9, 2004), was a legendary South African pop singer and widely considered the voice for disenfranchised blacks during apartheid. She was affectionately known as the Queen of African Pop. Brenda was born in Langa, Cape Town as the youngest of 9 children. She was named after Brenda Lee, an American country singer. Her father die… read more

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1 Play track Memeza Vuli Ndlela
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2 Play track Greatest Hits: The Queen Of African Pop 1964-2004 Nomakanjani
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3 Play track Greatest Hits: The Queen Of African Pop 1964-2004 Too Late For Mama
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4 Play track Legends Wedding Day
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5 Play track Memeza Qula
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6 Play track Amadlozi Nakupenda (I Love You)
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7 Play track The Best Of Brenda Fassie Ngiyakusaba
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8 Greatest Hits: The Queen Of African Pop 1964-2004 Thola Amadlozi
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9 Play track Greatest Hits: The Queen Of African Pop 1964-2004 Ama-Gents
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10 Sum'bulala Sum'bulala
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  1. 15,233 listeners

    1 Jan 1998 · 8 tracks

    Memeza
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    30 Nov 2004 · 20 tracks

    Greatest Hits 1964-2004
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    Greatest Hits: The Queen Of African Pop 1964-2004
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