Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Review: Initial thoughts on Goapele's sixth studio album immediately following its release. For singer-songwriter Goapele, her ...

She's usually more comfortable singing into a mic than speaking into a mic. And if she is ever closer to anything, it is a dream. Not only does she feel it in her sleep, but she also takes it higher ...

Essence Music Festival Headliner, Oakland native and South African beauty, Goapele, is renowned for a number of reasons. For starters, her voice is the stuff of dreams; a raw and eclectic mix of Soul ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of That’s My Word, KQED’s year-long exploration of Bay Area hip-hop history. Goapele has never been a typical R&B singer. From the start of her career in the late ...

Singer-songwriter Goapele didn’t know it at the time, but she was about to pen a hit. The year was around 1999, and the burgeoning vocalist had just returned home to Oakland after living in Boston to ...

Stern Grove Festival closed its 89 th season this afternoon in San Francisco with a truly spiritual and soulful lineup. The Glide Ensemble and the Change Band with guest vocalist Naté the Soulsanger, ...