Mina Nawe

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Mina Nawe
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Studio album by
Brenda Fassie
ReleasedNovember 2, 2001
Recorded2000–2001
Genre
Label
Producer Sello Chicco
Brenda Fassie chronology
Thola Amadlozi
(2000)		Mina Nawe
(2001)		 Myekeleni
(2002)

Mina Nawe is the sixteenth studio album by South African singer Brenda Fassie. The record was released on November 2, 2001, by CCP Records. Fassie wrote most of the album's songs with Sello Chicco Twala.

Contents

Originally released by CCP Records, the album was reissued on CD in 2002, EMI in 2009 re-released the album in its digital form. The album was also the best-selling album of 2001, according to the Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA). The album sold close to 350,000 copies in South Africa in 2002. [1]

Commercial performance

Mina Nawe becoming the best-selling album of 2001, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RISA). [2]

Accolades

Among its accolades, it won Best Selling Release at the 8th South African Music Awards (SAMA), with Fassie becoming the first female artist to win in the category three times. [3]

SAMA

Awards
YearOrganizationAwardResultRef.
20008th South African Music Awards Best Selling AlbumWon [4]

Track listing

Credits adapted from All Music. [5]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ngohlala Ngi Nje"
4:58
2."Wewe (African Wedding)"
  • Fassie
  • Twala
4:48
3."Vuma"
  • Fassie
  • Twala
3:49
4."Lekwaito"
  • Fassie
  • Twala
4:23
5."Ubani Ozokufa?"
  • Fassie
  • Twala
4:02
6."Uyang'embarasa"
  • Fassie
  • Twala
4:50
7."Ngohlala Nginje"
  • Fassie
  • Twala
4:26
8."Wewe" (Remix)
  • Fassie
  • Twala
4:28
9."Ngik' Tholile"
  • Fassie
  • Twala
5:03
10."Life Is Going On"
  • Melvyn Matthews
  • Dumisani Ngubeni
4:36
Total length:45:23

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Brenda Fassie 1964 2004". News24. 10 May 2004.
  2. ↑ Kuda Nyamz (28 September 2015). "RiSA New Certification Might Just Mean KO , Riky Rick And AKA sold platinum". SA Hip Hop Mag. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Mojapelo, Max (13 January 2008). Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories of South African Music. African Minds. ISBN   9781920299286 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "South African Music Awards - Home". samusicawards.co.za. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Mina Nawe - Brenda Fassie | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.


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