Her second album Change It All, featuring the single "First Love", was released in December 2005. Since her debut at the turn of the century she has released five studio albums of her politically and socially conscious mix of classic R&B, modern soul and hip-hop influences. She also toured North America with band Spearhead.Īpart from her solo work, she has collaborated with rappers Aceyalone, E-40, Hieroglyphics, and Triple Threat, and written for jazz trio Soulive. Goapele Mohlabane is a singer and songwriter hailing from Oakland, California, USA.
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It trails me into dreams, I wanna wake up to it, full blast. His voice, it comforts me, sweet and raspy tone of love. But only time will show how far it can go. Day and night I sit and wait for you to call me. If I thought you had my number I'd stay home by the phone. She co-wrote and co-produced the entire album, which is a mixture of neo soul and jazz. You know I'm crushed out on you, you alone. In 2001, she signed with Skyblaze Recordings/Columbia Records, and in 2002, she released her first album Even Closer, featuring the single "Closer". After graduating from high school, Goapele attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where she studied music theory. She also sang in the Oakland Youth Choir and joined a group called Vocal Motion. During these years, she joined several groups that fought racism and sexism. Goapele attended the Berkeley Arts Magnet School in Berkeley, California.
She was born to a Jewish mother, Noa, and an African father, Douglas Mohlabane, who was a South African political exile. Her name means "to go forward" in the South African language Sesotho. Goapele (born Goapele Mohlabane on 11th July 1977 in Oakland, California) is a U.S.