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Goapele (born Goapele Mohlabane on 11th July 1977 in Oakland, California) is a U.S. soul and R&B singer-songwriter. Her name means “to go forward” in the South African language Sesotho. She was born to a Jewish mother, Noa, and an African father, Douglas Mohlabane, who was a South African political exile. They married in Nairobi, Kenya.
Goapele attended the Berkeley Arts Magnet School in Berkeley, California. During these years, she joined several groups that fought racism and sexism. She also sang in the Oakland Youth Choir and joined a group called Vocal Motion. After graduating from high school, Goapele attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where she studied music theory.
In 2001, she signed with Skyblaze Recordings/Columbia Records, and in 2002, she released her first album Even Closer, featuring the single “Closer”. She co-wrote and co-produced the entire album, which is a mixture of neo soul and jazz. She also toured North America with band Spearhead.
Apart from her solo work, she has collaborated with rappers Aceyalone, E-40, Hieroglyphics, and Triple Threat, and written for jazz trio Soulive.
Her second album Change It All, featuring the single “First Love”, was released in December 2005.
Goapele attended the Berkeley Arts Magnet School in Berkeley, California. During these years, she joined several groups that fought racism and sexism. She also sang in the Oakland Youth Choir and joined a group called Vocal Motion. After graduating from high school, Goapele attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where she studied music theory.
In 2001, she signed with Skyblaze Recordings/Columbia Records, and in 2002, she released her first album Even Closer, featuring the single “Closer”. She co-wrote and co-produced the entire album, which is a mixture of neo soul and jazz. She also toured North America with band Spearhead.
Apart from her solo work, she has collaborated with rappers Aceyalone, E-40, Hieroglyphics, and Triple Threat, and written for jazz trio Soulive.
Her second album Change It All, featuring the single “First Love”, was released in December 2005.
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Love Me Right
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Good Love
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Catch 22
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Crushed Out
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Back to You
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If We Knew
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Fly Away
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Shoutbox
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muzikizme wrote:
Anyone hear of Nneka? Her song “The Uncomfortable Truth” was featured as the itunes single of the week and she recently performed on Letterman. Definitely reminds me of Goapele!! Check her performance out here: http://epictestsite.ning.com/video/video/show?id=2164833%3AVideo%3A1983
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waperas wrote:
very beautiful !!!
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FunkaGriot wrote:
my personal goddess
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Cypherhiphop wrote:
yeah, well i love her more than rosario dawson! damn that voice is seductive.
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i_86 wrote:
I love her.
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Funkyflesh wrote:
She 's just so sweet and her voice... Need her to come in france !
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new_amerykah wrote:
first love. <3
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ladyj336 wrote:
I LOVE HER!!!
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windhoarse00 wrote:
WOW! I love her soul full smooth Style. Very Zen-like
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Misslilpuffy wrote:
she is so beautiful!
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rattla wrote:
Closer <3 [2], so soulful.
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skitzotsp wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Cannabis+Soul
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AmazinElena wrote:
Closer <3
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blufire32 wrote:
saw her last night in conert...great performer....
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jeffreeh wrote:
Things Don't Exist & Closer <3
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Mjuzik_zg wrote:
Milk & Honey is a really nice song, glad it's a single.
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Stacy84 wrote:
Wanting a new album soon, been overdue!I love Milk & Honey!
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str8_ryder wrote:
Where I can find your first album "Closer"
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Rydlyms wrote:
Milk & Honey -- incredible.
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forair wrote:
simply put: wow, One of the best albums I've ever heard.
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Sade: Making of the album
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KANYE WEST!!!
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Rhymefest “Exodus 5.1″
29 Jan 2010 | from www.goapele.com
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MsSexxy and theeanghel added Goapele to their libraries. 4 hours ago
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AaronMcD tagged Goapele with ‘sistas’. 10 hours ago
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soulchic215, arXter, gboogie808 and 1 other person added Goapele to their libraries. 11 hours ago
- Goapele posted a news item ‘Daveed Diggs – “Wash”’. yesterday evening
- Goapele posted a news item ‘Sade: Making of the album’. yesterday evening
- Goapele posted a news item ‘Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Skeletons”’. yesterday evening
- Goapele posted a news item ‘KANYE WEST!!!’. yesterday evening
- Goapele posted a news item ‘The power of collaboration’. yesterday evening
- Goapele posted a news item ‘We miss you!’. yesterday evening
- Goapele posted a news item ‘Lucky Us! 3 New Sade songs’. yesterday evening
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