With Dick Khoza wrapped in a tribal blanket on the album’s cover, Chapita was a bold proclamation of modern African musical creativity and the sleeve's brief liner notes detailed the incredible journey he took to make what is his only recorded output. A recent archival discovery revealed the unedited, handwritten notes that Khoza submitted during the LP's production. As-Shams Archive presents this fascinating document for the very first time in 2021, sharing Khoza's freewheeling style as a storyteller and providing a rare personal South African jazz narrative. His words remind us of the creative risks he took, the relationships he fostered and the spirit he channelled to create this piece of South African music history.
