Brenda Fassie

South African pop singer (1964-2004)

Brenda Nokuzola Fassiewas a South African singer, songwriter, dancer and activist. Affectionately called MaBrrr by her fans, she is also known as the “Queen of African Pop”, the “Madonna of The Townships” or simply as The Black Madonna.

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Brenda Nokuzola Fassiewas a South African singer, songwriter, dancer and activist. Affectionately called MaBrrr by her fans, she is also known as the “Queen of African Pop”, the “Madonna of The Townships” or simply as The Black Madonna. Her bold stage antics earned a reputation for “outrageousness”; ironically, her Xhosa name, Nokuzola, means “quiet”, “calm”, or “peace”.