Review: Initial thoughts on Goapele’s sixth studio album immediately following its release. For singer-songwriter Goapele, her return is a long time coming. It’s been six years since Goapele released ...

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 ...

[videowaywire video_id=”1913A55D5D4648F7″] *I made my way to The Theater at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, February 10, 2018, to experience my first Goapele concert. I have always ...

From the moment we heard Goapele in the intimate barbershop scene from the movie Honey, it was obvious that the Bay Area songstress was destined for great things. Whether it’s blessing a track from ...

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 ...

Goapele walks into a downtown Oakland coffee shop for our interview looking perfectly poised, in a banana-yellow tracksuit with subtle accents of gold jewelry. As she waits in line to order, other ...

What do you get when you mix soulful lyrics from Omari Hardick and Estelle on top of Goapele’s angelic vocals? Magic! You may know Goapele worked with the ”American Boy” singer to pen her latest ...