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| - People with HIV/AIDS
- 2004 deaths
- LGBT singers
- Xhosa people
- Bisexual musicians
- Bisexual women
- 20th-century singers
- 1964 births
- Anti-apartheid activists
- South African female singers
- LGBT musicians from South Africa
- Drug-related deaths in South Africa
- Kwaito artists
- People from Langa, Cape Town
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| abstract
| - Brenda Fassie (born November 3, 1964, Langa, Cape Town – died May 9, 2004) was a South African anti-apartheid Afropop singer.Wildly popular black South African singer (primarily kwaito and mbaqanga) from the Cape Town township of Langa whose career started at the age of 16 after she moved to Soweto (near Johannesburg). Her first big hit came in 1983 with %22Weekend Special%22, in a band named Brenda and the Big Dudes (which was also released internationally as a 12%22 maxi through ccp Record Company). Legendary status was bestowed upon her later during the 1980's when she teamed up with [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1348582-Chicco-3]Sello %22Chicco%22 Twala[/url]. Their explosive musical interaction culminated in the monster album %22Too Late For Mama%22 which became a multi-platinum seller in 1989 and rose to the top of most South African charts. Several self-produced albums followed, showcasing her diverse talents, skills and styles. Teaming up again with Chicco, the 1998 release %22Memeza%22 became South Africa’s best selling release of the year, selling 500,000 units and earning Brenda several South African music awards as well as new fans with the smash %22Vul’indela%22.%22The girl with the golden voice%22, %22South Africa’s queen of pop%22, %22undisputed queen of the vocals%22 are some of the names this most enduring star has been called during her 24-year career. Time Magazine itself referred to the bisexual singer as %22The Madonna of the Townships%22. Fans affectionately refer to her as %22MaBrrr%22.Brenda died as a result of a cocaine overdose on May 9, 2004.
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| - Brenda Nokuzola Fassie (3 November 1964 – 9 May 2004) was a South African anti-apartheid Afropop singer. Her bold stage antics earned a reputation for %22outrageousness%22. Affectionately called MaBrrr by her fans, she was sometimes described as the %22Queen of African Pop%22 or the %22Madonna of The Townships%22.
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- B. Fasi
- B. Fassie
- Brenda & The Big Dudes
- Brenda Fassi
- Brenda Frassie
- Brenda Nokuzola Fassie
- Fassie
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