Goapele

soul, rnb, female vocalists, neo-soul, neo soul

For a woman whose name means 'to go forward' in Setswana, the South African language of her grandmother, Goapele is instinctively living up to her moniker. Born July 11, 1977 (age 33) Oakland, California, United States. The Oakland, California-based songstress broke onto the Bay Area music scene in 2001 with the ethereal Even Closer (Skyblaze Records) an indie masterpiece which went on to sell an unprecedented number of units, largely based on the success of the smash hit single “Closer.