THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 9th May 2004

Brenda Fassie, known as the Queen of African Pop died in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Brenda Fassie was born in the township of Langa, Cape Town, South Africa on 3rd November 1964, three and a half years after people in Sharpeville and Langa were massacred on 21st March 1960 for peacefully protesting against apartheid pass laws.

Despite troubles that plague many who enter the music industry, as a child born in the apartheid era, Brenda Fassie's music was rooted in the experience of people in the townships.

In 1997 she released her best selling album Memeza. Click on the following link to listen to the title track:

Amma Fosuah

"Always bear in mind that people are not fighting for ideas, for the things in anyone's head. They are fighting to win material benefits to live better and in peace, to see their lives go forward, to guarantee the future of their children." Amilcar Cabral