Memeza
| Memeza | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
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| Length | 36:47 | |||
| Label | CCP Records | |||
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Memeza is an album recorded by Brenda Fassie and Sello Chicco Twala in 1997. The album was released on 3 November 1997, the same day as Brenda's birthday. It was the best selling album in South Africa in 1997. The album went Platinum on the day of its release & sold over 100 000 in a week of its release. The album went to sell 1 million units in 6 months.[1]
Background
Memeza was released in 1997 by CCP Records in its physical form. EMI Digital re-released the album in its digital form in 2004.[2] The music is characterised as largely pop/rock and Kwaito (a South African urban music style).[2][3] Its themes range from tradition to marriage.[3] Sello Twala and Brenda Fassie co-wrote all the songs for the album and Twala handled the production thereof.
Track listing
- "Qula"
- "Sum' Bulala"
- "Vuli Ndlela"
- "Msindo"
- "Memeza"
- "Vuli Ndlela (Remix)"
- "Qula (Remix)"
- "Sum' Bulala (Remix)"
References
- ^ "Brenda Fassie: A very human hero". BBC News. London. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
- ^ a b "Brenda Fassie's Memeza".
- ^ a b "Memeza by Brenda Fassie".
