Welela

Welela
Studio album by
Miriam Makeba
Released1989
GenreWorld
Length45:11
LabelPhonocomp, Mercury
ProducerSipho Mabuse, Roberto Meglioli
Miriam Makeba chronology
Sangoma
(1988) 		Welela
(1989) 		Eyes on Tomorrow
(1991)

Welela is an album by the South African musician Miriam Makeba, released in 1989. It was produced primarily by Sipho Mabuse.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Hi-Fi News & Record ReviewA: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

  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

  1. ^ Heim, Chris (27 October 1989). "Alternative Picks". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 60.
  2. ^ Welela at AllMusic
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. ^ Hyder, Ken (September 1989). "Review: Miriam Makeba — Welela" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 9. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. p. 99. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ Pareles, Jon (12 November 1989). "Pop/Jazz". The New York Times. p. A34.