''Mina Nawe'' is the fifteenth

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singer

Brenda Fassie Brenda Nokuzola Fassie (3 November 1964 – 9 May 2004) was a South African singer, songwriter, dancer and activist. Affectionately called MaBrrr by her fans, she is also known as the "Queen of African Pop", the "Madonna of The Townships" or si ...

. The record was released on November 2, 2001, by CCP Records. Fassie wrote most of the album's songs with

Sello Chicco Twala Sello "Chicco" Twala (born 5 June 1963) is a South African musician and producer who has collaborated with many well known artists in the music industry, including Nkosana Kodi and Brenda Fassie. He has created some of South Africa's hit songs. ...

. 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

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(RISA). The album sold close to 350,000 copies in South Africa in 2002.

Commercial performance

''Mina Nawe'' becoming the best-selling album of 2001, and was certified platinum by the

(RISA).

Accolades

Among its accolades, it won Best Selling Release at the 8th

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(SAMA), with Fassie becoming the first female artist to win in the category three times.

SAMA

Track listing

Credits adapted from

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Personnel

- Musician, producer, writer (track 1-9) *

- Engineer, Instruments, producer *Melvyn Matthews - writer (track 10) *Mally Watson - producer (track 10) *Dumisani Ngubeni - writer (track 10) *Longwe Twala - Instrument (track 1,2,4 & 7,9)

References

External links

* Brenda Fassie albums 2001 albums {{2000s-pop-album-stub