LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO – “Raise Your Spirit Higher – Wenyukela” (Heads Up):

If you want to know what heaven sounds like, listen to Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s “Raise Your Spirit Higher – Wenyukela.”

The harmonies of Joseph Shabalala and his South African a cappella group are nothing short of sublime.

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, which first attracted attention backing Paul Simon on “Graceland,” may sing in words you don’t understand, but you can’t help but feel the spirit of the music.  In the vibrating resonant voices that mesh like the clouds and the sky, you hear hope and struggle, love and longing.