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One of the rarest album in the KCRW library (and mine as well) is a 1984 12″ single by a South African group called Joy, lead by Brenda Fassie, late niece of Nelson Mandela. It was issued by Island ...

Since it’s Independence Day, I decided to write down some of my favorite tracks for a July 4th playlist. I had to photograph my copy of the late Brenda Fassie’s group Joy’s version of the Jon Anderson ...

The moment was pure Brenda. Making her U.S. debut at Washington’s Zanzibar club in July, South African singer Brenda Fassie sang passionately from the diaphragm for almost three hours straight. As if ...