''Welela'' is an album by the South African musician Miriam Makeba, released in 1989. It was produced primarily by Sipho Mabuse.
Critical reception
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'' 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."
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Guitar
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Drums
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*Produced By Sipho Mabuse & Roberto Meglioli
*Post-Production By Allan Goldberg
*Recorded & Engineered By Toby Alington & Jean Trenchant
*Mixed By Sipho Mabuse & Allan Goldberg