Brenda Fassie
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Brenda Fassie (November 3, 1964 – May 9, 2004), a South African pop singer, was widely considered the voice for the disenfranchised blacks during apartheid. 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". Fassie died at age 39 on 9 May 2004, of an asthma attack in Cape Town. It is alleged that the asthma attack was drug related.
She was voted 17th in the Top 100 Great South Africans (see List of South Africans).
External links
- Brenda Fassie: A very human hero (BBC News) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3700309.stm)fr:Brenda Fassie