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Welela

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{{Infobox album

| name = Welela

| type = Album

| artist = Miriam Makeba

| cover = Welela MM.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1989

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = World

| length = 45:11

| label = Phonocomp, Mercury

| producer = Sipho Mabuse, Roberto Meglioli

| prev_title = Sangoma

| prev_year = 1988

| next_title = Eyes on Tomorrow

| next_year = 1991

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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.{{cite news |last1=Heim |first1=Chris |title=Alternative Picks |work=Chicago Tribune |date=27 Oct 1989 |department=Friday |page=60}}

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r98339}}

| rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2011 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=9780857125958 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC&dq=makeba&pg=RA3-PA2005-IA45 |access-date=21 May 2019 |language=en}}

| rev3 =Hi-Fi News & Record Review

| rev3Score = A:1/2{{cite news|last=Hyder|first=Ken|authorlink=Ken Hyder|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Hi-Fi-News/80s/Hi-Fi-News-1989-09.pdf|title=Review: Miriam Makeba — Welela|work=Hi-Fi News & Record Review|type=magazine|date=September 1989|volume=34|issue=9|access-date=2 September 2021|page=99|location=Croydon|publisher=Link House Magazines Ltd|via=World Radio History|issn=0142-6230|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902191056/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Hi-Fi-News/80s/Hi-Fi-News-1989-09.pdf|archive-date=2 September 2021}}

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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."{{cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=Pop/Jazz |work=The New York Times |date=12 Nov 1989 |page=A34}}

Track listing

  1. "Amampondo" (Miriam Makeba) – 5:20
  2. "African Sunset" (Sipho Mabuse) – 5:49
  3. "Djiu De Galinha" (José Carlos Schwarz) – 4:08
  4. "A luta continua" (Makeba) – 4:40
  5. "Soweto Blues" (Hugh Masekela, S. Todd) – 4:18
  6. "Welela" (Nelson Lee) – 3:18
  7. "Hapo Zamani" (Makeba, Dorothy Masuka) – 4:29
  8. "Pata Pata" (Makeba, Jerry Ragovoy) – 3:53
  9. "Saduva" (Makeba) – 4:43
  10. "Africa" (Keith Mathela) – 4:33

Personnel

  • 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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Category:Miriam Makeba albums

Category:1989 albums

Category:Mercury Records albums