Brenda Fassie: Madonna of the townships
Brenda Fassie was one of South Africa's biggest pop stars in the late 1980s. The singer’s career nosedived in 1990, but her comeback saw her dubbed the 'Madonna of the townships' by Time magazine.
Yvonne Chaka Chaka, born a year after Brenda, was perhaps the only South African pop star who could rival her popularity.
Twenty years ago, in 2004, Brenda died
Yvonne celebrates Brenda's life with Ben Henderson.
(Photo Brenda Fassie, a South African pop star, performing on stage. Credit :ALEXANDER JOE/AFP via Getty Images.)