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Goapele

Real Name:Goapele Mohlabane
Profile:Goapele (pronounced gwa-puh-LAY) means “to move forward” in Sitswana, a South African dialect.

Goapele Mohlabane started singing as a child, and at age 14 she joined the Oakland Youth Chorus. After high school, she decided to pursue music as a professional career and enrolled in the Berkley College of Music in Boston. After that, she worked with San Francisco musicians and artists, then went on to record on both east and west coasts of the United States to record her self-released debut album, Closer.

After this release, she formed Skyblaze Recordings with her brother Namane to oversee her musical career. Her first nationally distributed album, Even Closer, an expanded version of her debut album, was initially released through Hieroglyphics Imperium until Columbia Records picked her album up for worldwide distribution and signed her to a recording contract. Even Closer was rereleased with extra tracks, and, in 2005, her second album, Change it All was released, focusing on the activism in which she had been involved since she was a child.
URLs:http://www.goapele.com
http://www.changeitall.org
http://goapele.siyasema-kabezya.net
http://www.myspace.com/goapelemusic
Name Variations: All | Goapele | G. Mohlabane | Goapele Mohlabane | Goapelle
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Releases:
Closer (CD, Album)   Goapele Music 2001
Closer ◄ (4 versions)   ABB ... 2003
Even Closer (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Columbia ... 2004
Even Closer EP (12")   BBE 2004
Change It All (CD, Album)   Columbia 2005
First Love ◄ (2 versions)   Columbia 2005
Appears On:
Ascension (2xLP, Album) U.S. Interlude Hiero Imperium 2001
Doin' Something (CD, Album) Romantic Blue Note 2001
Deep Water Slang V2.0 (2xLP) Flow, Boom Bip, Sorry Raptivism 2002
Deep Water Slang V2.0 (CD) Flow, Sorry, Boom Bip Raptivism 2002
One Big Trip (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Soweto Hiero Imperium 2002
Soweto / What U Lookin' At? (12") Soweto (Album), Soweto... Hiero Imperium 2002
Breakin' News (CD, Album) Show & Prove Jive 2003
Curb Servin': The Mixtape Sessions (CD + DVD) Flow (Remix) Raptivism 2003
Full Circle (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Make Your Move Hiero Imperium 2003
J. Boogie's Dubtronic Science (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Try Me OM Records 2003
Love & Hate ◄ (2 versions) Moonlit Skies Project Blowed ... 2003
Many Styles (2xLP) How U Talkin? Fat Beats 2003
Moonlit Skies (12") Moonlit Skies Decon, Project Blowed 2003
Rainfall / Try Me / Movin' To My Beat (12") Try Me (J.Boogie In Da... OM Records 2003
The Drill / Flow (12") Flow (Fluid Mix), Flow... Raptivism 2003
Try Me (12") Try Me (Album), Try Me... OM Records 2003
Live! In The Mix (CD, Mixed, Comp) Try Me (J. Boogie Remix) OM Records 2004
Make Your Move (12") Make Your Move (Clean)... Hiero Imperium 2004
Politicks: Collabs & B-Sides (CD, Album) Earth & Heaven Live Up Records 2004
Power Movement (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Dedication Hiero Imperium 2004
Preemptive Hype Vol. 3.5 (CD) Meaning HipHopSite.com Recordings 2004
The Building (CD, Comp, Enh) Make Your Move (9th Wo... Hiero Imperium 2004
The Chillout Session: Summer Collection 2004 (2xCD) Try Me Ministry Of Sound (Australia) 2004
The Collection: DWS V3.0 (CD) Flow Raptivism 2004
The Grand Opening (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Upside Down Avatar 2004
Mushroom Jazz Volume Five (CD, Mixed, Comp) Flow (Fluid Mix Instru... OM Records 2005
Nuntype (CD) Meaning Rumble Pack Records 2005
OM Remixed 2 (CD, Comp, P/Mixed, Dig) Try Me (People Under T... OM Records 2005
Pleemix Volume One (CD, Mixed, Ltd) Soweto Hiero Imperium 2005
The Foundation (CDr) Soweto West Coast Mixtapes 2005
World Premier (CD, Album) Sunshine (Town Bizness... Koch Records 2005
Tracks Appear On:
Honey (CD) Closer Elektra 2003
House Anthems Vol. 3 (12") Closer (The Original H... House Anthems 2003
Live! In The Mix (CD, Mixed, Comp) Closer (DJ Spinna Remix OM Records 2004
Mixwell Avenue (CD, Comp, Mixed) Closer (DJ Spinna Remix) Sheer House 2004
NeoDisco Volume 1: Gotta Keep Movin' (CD) Closer (Loveslap Gets ... NeoDisco Music 2004
Release Yourself Vol. 3 (2xCD) Closer (DJ Spinna Remix) Stealth Records (UK) 2004
Supperclub Presents San Francisco Vol. 8 (2xCD) Closer (Loveslap Gets ... United Recordings 2004
Undercover Cuts 17 (CD, Enh, Promo) The Daze Undercover Mag 2004
Heartbeat Volume 1 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Closer (DJ Spinna Beats) Loveslap! Recordings 2005
SA-RA Presents Dark Matter & Pornography Mixtape Vol. 30" (CD) Catch 22 (SA-RA Remix) Tube Records 2005
San Francisco Under A Groove Vol. 1 (CD) Closer (Loveslap Gets ... Newhouse Records 2005
Soul Searching - Real Music Unearthed (Volume 3) (2xLP, Comp, Ltd, Promo, Smplr) You, If We Knew (Clean... Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. 2005
The Foundation (CDr) Ease Your Mind West Coast Mixtapes 2005
OM Hip Hop Soul Sessions (CD, Album, Comp) Try Me OM Records 2008
The [Re]Mixtape Vol. 2 (CD, Promo, Mixed) Love Me Right (Trackad... Honor Roll 2008
Unofficial Releases:
Blackbeard Remixes 05 (CD, Promo) First Love Blackbeard 2005
Catch 22 (12")   Not On Label 2005
Good Music For DJs Sampler Part 1 (12") Go! Find Away Cut Creators 2005
They Say / Catch 22 / Agent Orange (12") Catch 22 (Remix) Below The Radar 2005
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