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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the 1980s, Brenda Fassie wrote songs
A
about peace and love.
B
copied from Madonna.
C
in the kwaito style.
D
against apartheid.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -She also used her music to oppose the apartheid regime in South Africa. In 1989, she released the song “Black President” as a tribute to Nelson Mandela, a political prisoner and later the first Black president of South Africa.

Detailed explanation-2: -"Gimme Hope Jo’anna” is a British anti-apartheid song written and originally released by Guyanese-British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Eddy Grant in 1988, during the apartheid era in South Africa.

Detailed explanation-3: -Among the most popular anti-apartheid songs in South Africa was “Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela)” by Hugh Masekela. Nelson Mandela was a great fan of Masekela’s music, and on Masekela’s birthday in 1985, smuggled out a letter to him expressing his good wishes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) was a British organisation that was at the centre of the international movement opposing the South African apartheid system and supporting South Africa’s non-White population who were persecuted by the policies of apartheid.

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