Guiding Star (2007 album)

Naledi Ya Tsela, (Sesotho for Guiding Star, the title under which it is released internationally) is Vusi Mahlasela's sixth studio album. Songs on the album are sung in five languages: English, Sepedi, Sesotho, isiZulu, and seTswana. There also a number of guest singers, including Dave Matthews and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and many other guest performers - whose contributions are not listed in the tracks only in the liner notes.

For other uses, see Guiding Star (disambiguation).

Naledi Ya Tsela
Studio album by
Vusi Mahlasela
ReleasedMarch 6, 2007
GenreWorld Music
Length1:07:43
LabelMmino Wa Tshwane Music
ProducerLloyd Ross
Vusi Mahlasela chronology
Jungle of Questions (with the Proud Peoples Band)
(2000)		 Naledi Ya Tsela
(2007)		 Say Africa
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

The album deals with a number of topics. For example, River of Jordan is about the death of his mother, and Song for Thandi is about the prominent Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) guerrilla Thandi Modise.[2]

Track listing
  1. "Jabula"
  2. "Heaven in my Heart" (featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
  3. "Moleko"
  4. "Chamber of Justice" (featuring Xavier Rudd)
  5. "Tibidi Waka" (featuring Derek Trucks)
  6. "Everytime" (featuring Jem)
  7. "Sower of Words" (featuring Dave Matthews)
  8. "Ntombi Mbali"
  9. "River Jordan"
  10. "Song for Thandi"
  11. "Mighty River"
  12. "Thula Mama"
  13. "Our Sand"
  14. "Tonti"
  15. "Susana"
  16. "Pata Pata" (Bonus Track)

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r950021
  2. "Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Program" (PDF). February 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2009.


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