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Goapele Mohlabane is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter. She is commonly known as Goapele. Goapele and her older brother, DJ Namane Mohlabane, grew up in California's South African exile colony. Following her stint at Berklee College of Music, where she focused on songwriting and recording, Goapele returned to Oakland. Closer, her maiden album was self-released in 2001 and sold 5,000 copies.
At the same time, she gained a loyal following in the San Francisco Bay Area because of her successful live performances. On Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, "Closer" reached 63. Closer was redone in 2002, with five additional tracks added. She started her own independent company, Skyblaze Recordings, with the help of her family to manage her musical career. Through Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings, she released her first nationally distributed album, Even Closer, which included the single "Closer." "Closer" was also featured on the Honey soundtrack from 2003.
Columbia/SME Records took up Skyblaze Recordings for worldwide distribution in 2004, and the album was re-released with new tracks. She co-wrote and co-produced the entire album, incorporating elements of neo-soul, trip-hop, lieder, and jazz. She also went on tour with the band Spearhead in North America. Even Closer reached No. 24 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums Charts in 2004.
Change It All, her second album, was released in December 2005 and featured "First Love" and "Love Me Right." Jeff Bhasker, Mike Tiger, Amp Live, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, and Linda Perry contributed to the album's production.
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