Naledi Ya Tsela, is Vusi Mahlasela

Vusi Mahlasela

Vusi Sidney Mahlasela Ka Zwane is a Sotho South African singer-songwriter.His music is generally described as "African folk". His work was an inspiration to many in the anti-apartheid movement. His themes include the struggle for freedom, and forgiveness and reconciliation with enemies...

's sixth studio album. Songs on the album are sung in five languages: English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

, Sepedi, Sesotho, isiZulu, and seTswana

Tswana language

Tswana or Setswana is a language spoken in Southern Africa by about 4.5 million people. It is a Bantu language belonging to the Niger–Congo language family within the Sotho languages branch of Zone S , and is closely related to the Northern- and Southern Sotho languages, as well as the Kgalagadi...

. There also a number of guest singers, including Dave Matthews

Dave Matthews

David John "Dave" Matthews is a South African–born American musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band...

 and Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a male choral group from South Africa that sings in the vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube. They rose to worldwide prominence as a result of singing with Paul Simon on his album, Graceland and have won multiple awards, including three Grammy Awards...

, 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.

Track listing

1. "Jabula"
2. "Heaven in my Heart" (featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo
   Ladysmith Black Mambazo
   Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a male choral group from South Africa that sings in the vocal styles of isicathamiya and mbube. They rose to worldwide prominence as a result of singing with Paul Simon on his album, Graceland and have won multiple awards, including three Grammy Awards...
   
   )
3. "Moleko"
4. "Chamber of Justice" (featuring Xavier Rudd
   Xavier Rudd
   Xavier Rudd is an Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in 1978 and grew up in Torquay, Victoria. He attended St. Joseph's College, Geelong....
   
   )
5. "Tibidi Waka" (featuring Derek Trucks
   Derek Trucks
   Derek Trucks is a Grammy Award-winning, American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. He founded The Derek Trucks Band and worked as a session musician when he was still in his early teens. Throughout those teenage years, he toured with The Allman Brothers Band primarily as a slide...
   
   )
6. "Everytime" (featuring Jem
   Jem (singer)
   Jemma Griffiths , better known as Jem, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her debut album, Finally Woken, includes elements of rock, new wave-styled electronica and trip-hop...
   
   )
7. "Sower of Words" (featuring Dave Matthews
   Dave Matthews
   David John "Dave" Matthews is a South African–born American musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band...
   
   )
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)