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 ...

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 ...

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 ...