Brenda Fassie (November 3, 1964 – May 9, 2004^[1]), was a legendary South African pop singer 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^[2] as the youngest of 9 children. She was named after Brenda Lee, an American country singer.^[2] Her father died when she was 2, and with the help of her mother, a pianist,^{[citation needed]} she started earning money by singing for tourists.^[2] is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Langa is a township found in Cape Town, South Africa. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... Langa is a township found in Cape Town, South Africa. ... Brenda Lee (born December 11, 1944) is an American pop singer, who was immensely popular during the 1950s and 1960s. ...

In 1981, at the age of 16, she left Cape Town for Soweto, Johannesburg to seek her fortune as a singer. Brenda first joined the group Joy and later became the lead singer for the township pop group Brenda And The Big Dudes. She had a son, Bongani, in 1985 by a fellow Big Dudes musician. Brenda married ex-convict Nhlanhla Mbambo in 1989 but later in 1991 got divorced. It was around this time that she became addicted to cocaine and her career suffered. See also: 1980 in South Africa, other events of 1981, 1982 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... Johannesburg, including Soweto, from the International Space Station Soweto is an urban area in the City of Johannesburg, in Gauteng, South Africa. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... See also: 1984 in South Africa, other events of 1985, 1986 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... See also: 1988 in South Africa, other events of 1989, 1990 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... See also: 1990 in South Africa, other events of 1991, 1992 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... For the record label, see Divorce Records. ... Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. ...

With very outspoken views and frequent visits to the poorer townships of Johannesburg, as well as songs about life in the townships, she enjoyed tremendous popularity. Known best for her songs "Weekend Special" and "Too Late for Mama", she was called by Time Magazine in 2001 "The Madonna of the Townships". Children in a township near Cape Town in 1989 In South Africa, the term township usually refers to the (often underdeveloped) urban residential areas that, under Apartheid, were reserved for non-whites (principally black Africans and Coloureds, who were put into separate townships or locations) who lived near or worked... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1995 she was discovered in a hotel with the body of her lover, Poppie Sihlahla, who had died of an apparent overdose.^[2] Fassie underwent rehabilitation and got her career back on track.^[2] However, she still had drug problems and returned to drug rehabilitation clinics^[2] about 30 times in her life.

Since 1996 she released several solo albums like "Now Is The Time", "Memeza" (1997, the best selling album in South Africa in 1998^[2]) or "Nomakanjani?". Most of her albums became multi-platinum sellers in South Africa.

On the morning of 26 April 2004, Brenda collapsed at her home in Buccleuch and was admitted into the Sunninghill hospital in Johannesburg. The press were told that she had suffered cardiac arrest but later reported that she had slipped into a coma brought on by an asthma attack. The post-mortem report revealed that she had taken an overdose of cocaine in the night of her collapse, and this was the cause of her coma. She stopped breathing and suffered brain damage from lack of oxygen. Fassie was visited in the hospital by Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela, and Thabo Mbeki, and her condition was front-page news in South African papers.^[3][2] Brenda died at age 39 on 9 May 2004 in hospital without returning to consciousness after her life support machines were turned off. According to the South African Sunday Times and the managers of her music company, the post-mortem report also showed that she was HIV-positive. Her manager, Peter Snyman, denied this aspect of the report. is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sunninghill is a prestigious commercial and residential suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. ... In medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep) is a profound state of unconsciousness. ... Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (IPA: ) (born 18 July 1918) is the former President of South Africa, and the first to be elected in fully representative democratic elections. ... Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (born September 26, 1934 or 1936), born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela, is the ex-wife of former South African president (May 1994-June 1999) and African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela. ... Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki (born June 18, 1942) is the current President of the Republic of South Africa. ... is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Species Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Human immunodeficiency virus 2 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS, a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections). ...

She was voted 17th in the Top 100 Great South Africans. Great South Africans was a South African television series that aired on SABC3 and hosted by Noeleen Maholwana Sangqu and Denis Beckett. ...

Her son Bongani 'Bongz' Fassie followed in his mother's footsteps. He performed on the sountrack to the OSCAR-winning movie Tsotsi. He dedicated his song "I'm So Sorry" to his mother. OSCAR is an acronym for Orbital Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio. ... This article is about the film Tsotsi. ...

Discography

Most of Brenda Fassie's records were issued by the EMI owned CCP Records, who releases an estimated 15 albums by the artist.

• 1994: Brenda Fassie
• 2001: Brenda The Greatest Hits
• 2004: Gimme Some Volume

She has also made a contribution to Mandoza's album Tornado (2002), and sang Yizo, Yizo to the sountrack for Yizo, Yizo (2004). Mandoza (real name Mduduzi Tshabalala) (1978 - ) is a South African kwaito musician. ...

References

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External links

• Brenda Fassie: A very human hero (BBC News)
• The Madonna Of The Townships (Time Magazine)

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