Memeza

Memeza
Studio album by Brenda Fassie
Released 1997
Recorded 1997
Genre
Length 36:47
Label CCP Music
Producer
  • Sello "Chicco Twala
Brenda Fassie chronology
Now Is The Time
(1996)		 Memeza
(1997)		 Paparazzi
(1997)

Memeza is an album recorded by Brenda Fassie and Sello "Chicco" Twala in 1997. It was the best selling album in South Africa in 1997.[1]

Background

Memeza was released in 1997 by CCP Music 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.

Critical Reception

An anonymous review from CDUniverse.com proclaimed Memeza to be a "come-back" which proved Brenda Fassie to be a "true legend in South African music". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Qula"
  2. "Sum' Bulala"
  3. "Vuli Ndlela"
  4. "Msindo"
  5. "Memeza"
  6. "Vuli Ndlela (Remix)"
  7. "Qula (Remix)"
  8. "Sum' Bulala (Remix)"

References

  1. ↑ "Brenda Fassie: A very human hero". BBC News. London. 2004-05-10. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
  2. 1 2 "Brenda Fassie's Memeza".
  3. 1 2 3 "Memeza by Brenda Fassie".
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