Guiding Star
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.
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 (South African) freedom fighter Thandi Modise.
Read more about Guiding Star: Track Listing
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