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By: Cherryl Mojapelo
By: Cherryl Mojapelo
By Zuko Komisa It is official, South African musical icon Brenda Fassie's catalogue is now available on digital streaming platforms. This comes as a result of many South African musicians' music catalogues aren't formally accessible online as a result of agreements made in the past. However in honour of the day she would have turned 58, the whole Brenda Fassie discography is now accessible via digital streaming services. On November […]
Kaya 959 Reporter Brenda Fassie's life and times is set to be turned into a documentary that will debut on the streaming service Netflix. Fassie was a South African singer, songwriter, dancer, and activist regarded as the "Queen of African Pop," the "Madonna of The Townships," or simply The Black Madonna. Also Read: The wait is over! Fenty Beauty is coming to Africa Phil Mphela took to Twitter to reveal […]
By Tamlyn Canham Letoya Makhene-Pulumo has shared some of her favourite memories with the late Brenda Fassie. The actress and singer took a trip down memory lane while celebrating her 37th birthday. Letoya celebrated her birthday with an intimate family dinner. Her father, music icon Blondie Makhene, joined her for an impromptu jam session during the festivities. Letoya sang 'Nginje', a song she recorded with Brenda Fassie. "MaBrrrr aka Brenda […]
By: Natasha Archary Brenda Fassie fans will be delighted to know that the late singer's son Bongani Fassie is on a mission to bring his mother's classics back to life. Her untimely death shocked the country as it came at the height of her career and after the release of her 2003 hit album Mali. Brenda Fassie passed away in May 2004 at the age of 39 was one of […]