The other two songs, "Moruti" and "Bua lenna", have a gospel touch resembling Fassie's 2004 controversial posthumous release titled Brenda's greatest gospel hits. Chicco has also produced two ...

Harare — IT'S one year since the "Madonna of the Townships" Brenda Fassie died in May 2004 ... is a collection of gospel songs including three new tracks - Hara Lebitla, Morena and Sikelele ...

WHEN globally renowned Time magazine chose to showcase Brenda Fassie in a three page spread ... revealed - has its origins deep in African gospel, with much of its appeal in the rhythm of Zion church ...

When you see the offspring of legends such as Will Smith or Brenda Fassie ... sons of gospel singer Benjamin Dube. Following their father’s footsteps, the trio have responded to the music ...

Her subsequent band, Brenda & the Big Dudes, had a string of African hits, and many went platinum. In an interview, Fassie appeared friendly and perky, a sharp contrast to her music, which can be ...

Fassie's vocation seemed destined from the start. Born in Langa in the Cape Flats, she was named after US country singer Brenda Lee, and began to perform at five years old. In her mid-teens, her ...

The moment was pure Brenda ... because back home Fassie is known (and loved) for her outrageousness. Ask a South African if he likes her music, and he’s likely to reply with some vivid, raucous ...

"Out of 1,000 people you talk to in Africa, maybe two would say they don't know Brenda," her agent, Sello "Chicco" Twala, once boasted. Fassie was plunged into a world of music from childhood.