Mosotho Chakela
{{Short description|Mosotho singer (1963- 2021)}}
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Mokete Shadrack Chakela, more commonly known as Mosotho Chakela
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|title=Summary of Events in Lesotho, Volume 14, Number 3 (Third quarter 2007)
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or just Chakela, was born 1963 in Mafeteng, Lesotho, in Southern Africa. He was a cultural music singer in a popular Lesotho musical tradition called famo. Chakela died on 5 January 2021.{{cite web |title=The late Chakela is remembered |url=https://maserumetro.com/news/lifestyle/the-late-chakela-is-remembered/ |website=Metro News |access-date=22 January 2024 |language=en}}
Music
Mosotho Chakela rose to prominence with his first album named Motsamai le Chakela no.1. The album was released in 1999 by the Shear Record Company, and it sold enough copies to achieve platinum status.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} The album has hits like "O ka nketsang", "Ha ke noa joala" and "Mosali". He came to the spotlight again the following year with another hit album called Motsamai le Chakela no.2. He has since been consistent, releasing hit after hit.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}
In 2006 Chakela was awarded a South African Traditional Music Award for best musician in the Famo music category.{{cite book
|last=Mojapelo
|first=Max
|title=Beyond Memory: Recording the history, moments and memories of South African Music
|date=4 January 2024
|publisher=African Minds
|page=301
|isbn=978-1-920299-28-6
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x-KW9f02oNMC
|accessdate=21 May 2009
|archive-date=25 May 2020
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|url-status=live
|url=http://www.nhc.org.za/?linkID=49&cid=72
|title=TRADITIONAL MUSICIANS HONOURED
|publisher=National Heritage Council, South Africa
|accessdate=21 May 2009
|archive-date=26 July 2011
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726224417/http://www.nhc.org.za/?linkID=49&cid=72
|url-status=live
}}
In 2003 Chakela did a song with Doc Shebeleza titled "Ha ke Tahelwe Ha Motho"
Business
Apart from his singing talent, Chakela is a businessman in Lesotho. He owns 13 liqueur stores, seven of which are located in the capital city of Lesotho, Maseru. Three of those are in Leribe while the remaining three are in the second largest town where he was born, Mafeteng.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}
Politics
Chakela has used his prominence as a musician to make political points. In his second album, he talks about the political leaders of Lesotho which made him an eye opener to many Basotho nations.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} In the politics of Lesotho he is aligned with the All Basotho Convention.
References
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External links
- PC FM 95.6 MHz Ha Ntatae! (22 October 1999)[http://www.pcfm.co.ls]
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Category:People from Mafeteng District
Category:20th-century Lesotho male singers
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