Career
He is a cultural music singer in a popular Lesotho musical tradition called famo. Apart from his singing talent, Chakela is a successful businessman in Lesotho. He owns 13 liqueur stores, 7 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.
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.
In the politics of Lesotho he is aligned with the All Basotho Convention.