Welela
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| Welela | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | World | |||
| Length | 45:11 | |||
| Label | Phonocomp, Mercury | |||
| Producer | Sipho Mabuse, Roberto Meglioli | |||
| Miriam Makeba chronology | ||||
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Welela is an album by the South African musician Miriam Makeba, released in 1989. It was produced primarily by Sipho Mabuse.[1]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[3] |
| Hi-Fi News & Record Review | A:1/2[4] |
The New York Times wrote that "Makeba mixes old and new on Welela, using a polished modern production to carry recent and traditional songs," and deemed "A Luta Continua" "one of the most infectious agitprop songs of the decade."[5]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]- "Amampondo" (Miriam Makeba) – 5:20
- "African Sunset" (Sipho Mabuse) – 5:49
- "Djiu De Galinha" (José Carlos Schwarz) – 4:08
- "A luta continua" (Makeba) – 4:40
- "Soweto Blues" (Hugh Masekela, S. Todd) – 4:18
- "Welela" (Nelson Lee) – 3:18
- "Hapo Zamani" (Makeba, Dorothy Masuka) – 4:29
- "Pata Pata" (Makeba, Jerry Ragovoy) – 3:53
- "Saduva" (Makeba) – 4:43
- "Africa" (Keith Mathela) – 4:33
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Miriam Makeba – Lead vocal
- Sipho Mabuse, Dorothy Masuka, Doreen Webster – Backing vocals
- Keith Mathela – Guitars
- Claude Deppa – Trumpet
- Claudio Pascoli, Michael "Bami" Rose – Sax
- Emmanuel "Chulo" Gatewood – Bass
- Damon Duewhite – Drums
- Smith Ailar – Percussion
- Loulou Laguerre – Keyboards
Production
- Produced by Sipho Mabuse & Roberto Meglioli
- Post-production by Allan Goldberg
- Recorded & engineered by Toby Alington & Jean Trenchant
- Mixed by Sipho Mabuse & Allan Goldberg
References
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