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Goapele Pronounced Gwa-Puh-LAY Born Goapele Mohlabane July 11 1977 Is An American Soul And R&B Singer-Songwriter. Her Name Means To Move Forward In Setswana A Southern African Language.
Contents Early Life Goapele's South African Father Douglas Mohlabane Was An Exiled Political Activist Who Struggled Against The Apartheid System. Goapele's New York-Born Israeli Jewish Mother Noa Had Been Attending Protests Since The Age Of 12. Noa Attended Friends World College And Was Studying In Nairobi Kenya Where She Met And Married Douglas.Goapele And Her Older Brother DJ Namane Mohlaban Were Raised In A California South African Exile Community. Both Of Her Parents Inspired Goapele To Become Very Involved In Community Affairs At A Young Age. She Attended The Berkeley Arts Magnet School Where She Led A Pre-Teen Peer-Support Group. She Also Became Involved In Various Groups And Organizations That Combated Racism And Sexism. In High School She Sang In The Oakland Youth Choir And Became Part Of A Music Group Called Vocal Motion. Upon High School Graduation She Attended Boston's Berklee School Of Music For A Year And A Half. Today Her Music Often Highlights The Need For Political And Socio-Economic Change. She Says She Has Been Influenced By Many Including Stevie Wonder Etta James Nina Simone Billie Holiday Aretha Franklin Whitney Houston Bob Marley Portishead Miriam Makeba Prince Sade Caiphus Semenya Zulu Spears And Hugh Masekela. Goapele And Boyfriend Theo Rodrigues Have A Daughter Together Bahia Osun Born May 2007 Career Even Closer Goapele Returned To Oakland After Her Stint At Berklee College Of Music Where She Concentrated On Writing And Recording Songs. In 2001 She Self-Released Her Debut Album Closer Which Sold 5 000 Copies. At The Same Time She Was Building A Devoted Audience Through Her Popular Live Performances In The San Francisco Bay Area. "Closer" Peaked At #63 On Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart. In 2002 She Reworked Closer Adding Five New Songs. With The Help Of Her Family She Formed Her Own Independent Label Skyblaze Recordings To Oversee Her Musical Career. She Released Her First Nationally Distributed Album Even Closer Featuring The Single "Closer " Through Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings. “Closer” Was Also Featured On The Soundtrack Of The 2003 Movie Honey. In 2004 Columbia/SME Records Picked Up Skyblaze Recordings For Worldwide Distribution And Rereleased The Album With Additional Tracks. She Co-Wrote And Co-Produced The Entire Album Which Is A Mixture Of Neo-Soul Trip-Hop Lieder And Jazz. She Also Toured North America With The Band Spearhead. In 2004 Even Closer Peaked At #24 On The Billboard Charts For Top Independent Albums.
Change It All Her Second Album Change It All Featuring The Single "First Love" And The Song "Love Me Right " Was Released December 2005. The Album Featured Production Work From Jeff Bhasker Mike Tiger Amp Live Sa-Ra Creative Partners And Linda Perry.In 2006 The Album Peaked At #32 On The Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Album Charts And #2 On The Top Heatseekers While The Single "First Love" Reached #18 On The Hot Adult R&B Airplay.Goapele Appeared On Soul Train To Promote The Album In May 2006 In What Turned Out To Be The Show's Final New Episode. She Also Appeared On The Orlando Jones Show Jimmy Kimmel Live! Late Night With Conan O'Brien ABC View From The Bay And FOX Good Day Atlanta. Her First Three Releases Have Garnered Praise From The Likes Of Magazines Such As Rolling Stone Nylon Interview Marie Claire Billboard Essence And Vibe. She Has Appeared On The Covers Of Local Bay Area Publications San Francisco Magazine Diablo Magazine East Bay Express SF Bay Guardian Mugshot Magazine And City Flight She Was Named The Number-5 Artist To Watch In The July 2003 Issue Of Rolling Stone Magazine Made The Countdown On MTV’s Top 10 Artists To Watch And Collaborated With ALDO Shoes’ Advertisement Campaign In Its Fight Against HIV/AIDS Which Featured Artists Such As Avril Lavigne Ludacris Dave Navarro Charlize Theron Pink Eve Rosario Dawson Eva Mendes Bow Wow Ziggy Marley And Kelly Rowland.
Break Of Dawn On July 10 2009 Skyblaze Recordings Leaked The Single "Milk & Honey" Produced By Bedrock The First Single From Her Third Studio Album Of The Same Title.However In August 2011 She Announced That The Album Would Be Titled Break Of Dawn. The Album Is Being Recorded At The Zoo Home Of Goapele’s Oakland-Based Skylight Studios And Will Feature Production From Drumma Boy 21 Bedrock Kanye West Dan Electric Mike Tiger Bobby Ozuna Raphael Saadiq John Mayer Erykah Badu Malay John Legend Mary J. Blige Jeff Bhasker The Game Kanye West Ludacris T.I And Other Guest Musicians. After Many Delays The Album Was Finally Released On October 25 2011
Victory In Celebration Of The FIFA World Cup 2010 In South Africa Goapele Released The Single "Victory" Featuring South African Emcee Hip Hop Pantsula A Prelude To Her Upcoming Musical Project Victory Which Was Released In Winter 2010 Citation Needed And Feature An Array Of Artists From The African Continent As Well As Throughout The Diaspora.The Leading Track Was Recorded In English Setswana And Xhosa And Tries To Draw Attention To The Need For Education And Resources To Combat Africa's Most Crucial Dilemmas. The Album Will Also Encompass Philanthropy Political And Social Activism. Proceeds From The Project Will Go To ANSA Artists For A New South Africa A Non-Profit Organization Working To Combat HIV/AIDS Assist Children Orphaned By The Disease Advance Human And Civil Right Educate And Empower Youth And Build Bonds Between The U.S. And South Africa Through Arts & Culture.
Collaborations Apart From Her Solo Work She Has Collaborated With West Coast MCs Such As Aceyalone E-40 Zion-I Mac Mall And Those Involved In The Hieroglyphics Crew Detroit Based Vocalist Dwele As Well As Clyde Carson And Mos Def On The Track “Different.”
Human Rights Work She Has Performed At Rallies Demonstrations And Various Political Events Around The World From Cuba To South Africa. On September 14 2006 The California-Based Ella Baker Center For Human Rights Honored Goapele With Its First Ever Human Rights Cultural Hero Award 25 During The Center’s 10th Anniversary Celebration Titled “Tribute To A Dream.” The Following Statement Was Issued By The Center Regarding The Award “ We Are Proud To Name Internationally Acclaimed Oakland-Based Singer-Songwriter Goapele The First Recipient Of This Award. But As Successful As She Is Goapele Remains Deeply Rooted In Her Home Community And In The Struggle For Human Rights. We First Saw Her Sing At Rallies And Demonstrations When Both She And Ella Baker Center Were Just Starting Out. Today She Is Still Here With Us Side By Side Looking Forward To A Better Day For All Of Our People. ” The Ella Baker Center For Human Rights Is A Non-Profit Strategy And Action Center. The Stated Aim Of The Center Is To Work For Justice Opportunity And Peace In Urban America.
Discography Studio Albums Closer Goapele Music 2001 Even Closer Skyblaze/Columbia/SME Records 2002 Change It All Skyblaze/Columbia/SBMG Records 2005 Break Of Dawn Skyblaze/Decon Records 2011

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