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 ...

A Vietnamese woman wowed audiences at an event with her stunning performance of Brenda Fassie's "Weekend Special," ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The courts may have placed on hold the planned biopic of the life of legendary musician Brenda Fassie, but that will not stop South Africans from celebrating her legacy. Wednesday, May 9, marks the ...

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 ...