39 year old Brenda Fassie - one of South Africa's most popular singers, and a leading artist there for over twenty years - has died after suffering brain damage after a heart attack two weeks ago. Tributes have been pouring in across South Africa for an artist who, despite not always a winner with the critics, maintained popular appeal throughout her career. Paying tribute to the singer, South African President Thabo Mbeki said Fassie had been "a Pan-African griot, making souls rise in bliss wherever her voice reached."
May 11, 2004
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South Africa mourns Fassie
South African singer Brenda Fassie has died aged 39 after brain damage from a heart attack, and President Thabo Mbeki paid tribute to her.