Brenda Fassie, South Africa ‘ s first black pop star, who gave a voice to disenfranchised blacks at the height of apartheid, has died of complications from an asthma attack, her family said. She was ...

One of the rarest album in the KCRW library (and mine as well) is a 1984 12″ single by a South African group called Joy, lead by Brenda Fassie, late niece of Nelson Mandela. It was issued by Island ...

President Thabo Mbeki paid a short visit to comatose pop diva Brenda Fassie at the Sunninghill Hospital north of Johannesburg on Monday night. African National Congress spokesperson Smuts Ngonyama ...

South African singer Brenda Fassie died Sunday at the Sunninghill Hospital in Johannesburg, aged 39. She had been in a coma since April 26, after suffering an asthma attack. This led to… By Diane ...

Today marks the 14th anniversary of local Afro-pop star and singer Brenda Fassie’s death. The Queen of African Pop passed away on the 9th May in 2004 at Sunninghill Hospital after suffering cardiac ...

While her music refuses to fade away, the icon will forever be known more for her exploits off than on stage, writes Njeri Kihang’ah. South African songbird Brenda Fassie, who died seven years ago ...

In celebration of what would have been her 58th birthday, the entire Brenda Fassie catalogue is now available on digital streaming platforms. Due to contracts signed in a bygone era, the music ...

Bongani Fassie is happy for a second chance at life as he recovers from a "near-death experience". The musician, son of legendary singer Brenda Fassie, told TshisaLIVE he was recently attacked with a ...

When Brenda Fassie was four, she started a singing group. At 14, she had moved from her home town to Johannesburg to seek her musical fortune. She found it when she was asked to stand in for a member ...