Myekeleni is the seventeenth studio album by

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n singer

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, released on December 5, 2002 in

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. In 2004 EMI Records re-issued this recording on a digital platform. Myekeleni is composed of mid-tempo Pop,

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and

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songs. DJ CALL ME has sampled the album song "Mama I'm Sorry" in his House Music version of "Mama I'm Sorry", found on his 2006 EP. The album was a hit in South Africa and around Africa, selling over a million copies.

Tracklist

Credits adapted from Allmusic.

Credit

*Brenda Fassie - Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals *Sello "Chicco" Twala - Arranger, Composer, Producer *Adam Howard - Horn *Oscar Mdlongwa - Programming *

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- Additional Vocals (Track 9) *Mandoza - Additional Vocals (Track 1) *Spikiri - Additional Vocals (Track 9) *J. Mdwandi - Programming *Jimmy Mgwandi - Bass *Mark Morrison - Photography *Marvin Moses - Mastering, Mixing *Bruce Sebitlo - Keyboards, Mixing

References

{{Authority control 2002 albums Brenda Fassie albums