Nice braids!

As a Oakland native and trying my hardest not to be bias…

Goapele is the SHYT! This girl has talent!

Catch 22, Closer and My First Love are my favs!

fucking love goapele! and i love the new background on CL.

such a talent. i hate that she isn’t a mega-superstar by now! can’t wait to hear more material..

never heard of her. she is very beautiful though. i’ll check out some of her music.

Goapele is great!! I’m excited to hear some new material! Let’s get back to GOOD music!!

CANT WAIT F 4 THIS ONE!! I LIVE IN NOCAL & I HAVE SEEN HER PERFORM~ IM GLAD SHE IS BACK FROM HER HIATUS_ I BELEIVE SHE HAD A BABY~

OBTW! AND I LOVE THE BACKGROUND LAYOUT CL!!! I LOVE THIS SITE!!

i love this hairstyle, very pretty woman

her live shoes are great…i saw her in chicago once with vivian green

I love her music! Can’t wait for new stuff.

Loveee Goapele! Can’t wait to hear some more material from her and the GOOD music that she puts out!

still mad at her for cutting off the most beautiful locs ever!!! But i’m glad she’s still natural and doing her thing…

i love her music and i have a feeling this song is gonna be a hit cant wait

Goapele and T-pain would make a great duet with all the sound effects! To each his own!

OMGosh I love Goapele! so excited to hear the news. She’ll actually be in NY again real soon.

Geyonce[tha]Great: I totally agree with you! I still listen to her cd when im at the gym!!! Closer is still a banger!

YAY!! I like her..

She is so talented and beautiful, Im glad she’s putting a new CD out, BTW love the new background!

#13, I hear you! Love her, and can’t wait for new music!

Love Love Love her music….

I cant wait.

Goapele is one of my fave singers, she defiately deserves to make it big, as does Amele larrieux. I’ll definately be getting the new album. Glad to hear that Angel is a fan, she knows good music unlike Brian lol

The bay’s very own, Goapele!! ahhh I love her! Such a true talent.

Love Goapele!!!!

Love her!! Love her music!! She is so interestingly beautiful

Ok Angel, I can tell you’re really feeling Goapele. I am too, actually I’ve been loving her music for a while now…beautiful voice!

lover her…cant wait

i noticed the background, i knew she had a new project coming. i can’t wait i love her music!

Is that Prince?Lol I’ve never hered of her.

i loved crushed out as well,

i used to listen to her music,Closer was(still is)my ish….its odd though, i used to listen to her but didnt know about Closer until i heard Drake & Andreena Mill’s version…

1. I am of the opinion that Goapele’s greatest appeal is her appearance.
2. She is incredibly creative, but her vision doesn’t match her actual skill.
3. If you’re still lost - she is basically tone deaf. Tone and pitch are serious problems in many of her recordings.
4. That said, I can think of 2-4 songs of hers that I really enjoy.
5. Here’s to hoping vocal lessons preceded this album.

The one and only - Sponsor. Rock with it.

@ 22.

Amele Larrieux has made it big. She’s been around the world several times over. She won awards. She’s seen critical acclaim. And she’s had hits on both urban and pop radio. (think Groove Theory) I think she has also been around long enough to know that getting radio play and time on 106th & Park is not something to aspire to, if you respect your music and independence.

Hey. I LOVE Goapele. She is one of Oakland’s best kept secrets. She has been out in the bay since 2001/2002 I believe. Good things come to those who wait and I think now is her time!

Love her, can’t wait for album!

Love her….glad to see her back in the game!

Loves this chick!! Saw her perform w/ Floetry in San Diego, CA and met her in person. She’s sooo effin cool and pretty!!! Love her album and #32, you need stop and rock somewhere else! Her voice is amazing and she needs no vocal lessons. Hearing her live is just effin awesome!!! Love the bkground CL!! Keep it up!!

i love Goapele! when i moved to san francisco in 2004 they played her music a lot on the radio out here.

I love Goapele….can’t wait for this next project…..I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HER MUSIC FLOOD THE AIRWAYS…LIKE ALL THESE OTHER ARTISTS WHO REALLY DON’T HAVE THAT MUCH SUBSTANCE IN THEIR MUSIC!!

Ok so, I love Goapele’s music and style but I don’t think I’ve actually heard anybody actually say her name and I think that I pronounce it wrong…how is it pronounced??

It’s sounds like “Jo-pla”.

yipeeee i was hoping so!!

@32 i get some of what your saying. still love her music tho

crushed out, closer, you (feat. dwele) TUUUUUNES

@33 I wasn’t undermining Amele’s achievments or stating that you need to be on 106 & park to be successful, what I meant was that a lot of the best artists in terms of talent aren’t getting the attention they deserve. A lot of people here in Europe have not heard of her or Goapele, and if they did they’d see how great these artists are. I only know about them because I’m a huge music fan. Others are yet to hear of them because of the way the industry works. Your reaction to my comment seemed a bit ott- its not that serious.

I Like her Hair.

That joint “Closer” is a song of perfection!! Looooooove it!!!! Can’t wait to hear her new stuff!!!

Goapele! Her hair is beautiful! Glad to see she is coming back. “Closer” still is my jam!!

I tend to agree with sponsor, and no its not hateration. She’s decent, but I think her appearance is the main draw for a lot of people (much like beyonce, again, no hateration…)… if she didnt look the way she did I dont believe she would be getting as much love… not saying her looks is all she has to offer to the universe… I just dont think she’s the greatest singer.

YES!!! Another big fan here, but from NYC. Her first CD was the SHYT!!

Romantic, Closer, and my favorite CATCH 22

…Dammed if I Don’t Dammed if I Do…

I gotta go play that right now! Welcome back Goapele!

I’ve been lovin Goapele every since high school!! Bay area!!

I love Goapele!!!

Such soothing music…and the music industry will continue to fail as long as they limit our musical choices and shut out high quality artists like Goapele, Lina and others…I hope Laura Izibor does well too!

I saw Goapele perform twice and she never disappoints…she’s pretty awesome and quite at home on stage!!!

Go Goapele…as our consciousness rise above mediocrity…more lives will be enriched!!!

But, it’s so much better for the ” money changers” to keep us distracted with empty lyrics and pointless hook stories.

She is awesome and her braids in the pic are fire!!!

@43 In fact, I think these artists get more recognition in Europe than in the USA. All in all, they’re promoting their music mostly in America, but still they’re not so much appreciate there! In Europe you have to search really hard to listen their albums, yet they manage to have some fans here!

Goapele is one the best and I don’t care how she looks, because her music speak for itself!!! I’m glad she’s not another Beyonce, Rihanna, Ciara… this is REAL music, no gimmicks here.

And to Mememe and Sponsor - you’re so WRONG with your opinions!!!

Goapele- is South African she was born here and then moved to the US, her name means - Going forward…and it couldn’t have been more accurate than that. she is highly talented and she has been doing so many gig in the Bay Area out there and South African are really proud and support her all the way.

Re go lakalesta ma tlhohonolo ngwaneso…madume!!

Damn i can’t wait!

“Closer” is one of my favorite songs EVER

Nice

Well….my roommate in college loved her…we use to have so many debates over her and my fave singer…..IMO, she’s dope. But her voice is not that great. beautiful girl tho

I don’t care what you call it–it is HATE Juice (#32)!! WHY??? Because it is HER sound-not ours to choose for her!! If these cat-meow sounding model wannabes can get a record deal and screech their way through a song, then let a REAL singer do her thing. Vocal lessons are fine, but what about a raw, unrehearsed, authentic voice-there is room for all!! Stop trying to disguise the HATE!

OMG! HER MUSIC IS LIKE FOOD FOR THE SOUL! I CAN’T WAIT!!!!!

I totally agree with Sponser…. I LOVE all music, but if an artist ( just because she has a great style) is singing off pitch on a album she doesn’t get kudos because shes raw and unrehearsed. She may need to start rehearsing and get some studio time. I agree that the “model wanna-be’s” (if they can’t sing) are hording and completly underminding the art of music but if an artist can sing and makes no effort to improve their craft and continues to be off pitch on an album then they are NO diffrent. It is for that reason I no longer listen to Mariah Carey ( great voice but pitch and tone is off alot).

SOUNDS SOOO SEXXYYYY

i absolutely love her song CLOSER… i found out about her wen the movie HONEY came out! i jus had to hav her album! & i still play it til the day!

she sounds like Kelly Rowland to me…I love it!!!!

I love Goapele’s music. Her music remind me of Alicia Keys, but with a jazzy feel mixed with soul to it. For the guy who asked this earlier her name is pronounced Gwah-Play. And for anyone that know little about her music, listen to Closer, Salvation, Childhood Drama, Crushed Out, Too Much the Same, Butterfly Kisses and Don’t Be Shy. Personally I think that’s her best work. I didn’t know her three weeks ago until I heard a remixed version by JoJo Pellegrino. Check that out too if you’re into Hip Hop.

OMG! I can’t believe people are actually saying Goapele can’t sing? There is nothing wrong with her “pitch and tone”. That’s crazy, and spoken like people who know nothing about voice, or music. Just go to Youtube and check her out. And anyone who has seen her in person knowns she can blow! She’s one of the few artist still out there who actually can sing well. Hopefully with this new album she’ll get more exposure.

@ The Truff

Actually….I’ve seen her perform. Live. and like I said - her pitch and tone is a tad off. I didn’t say “don’t buy her album”. I DID say I like her. I offered what rational adults call “an opinion”, which was based on observation. As one who comes from a family of singers, having bought and combed through thousands of records, tapes, CDs, mp3s etc over the last 30+ years, growing up on quality soul, roots reggae, rock, jazz, gospel, ska, neo-soul, country and nearly every other genre in between - i know pitch and i know tone. And i adjust for natural speaking voice, afflications, country of origin/first speaking language etc.

And as wonderful as Goapele is - she is not perfect. What I call an imperfection, others label “unique”. But it is there. If you can’t hear it, it means only one thing - you too are tone deaf and unable to catch pitch. But we love you nonetheless. And if your backside is as pretty as Goapele, you too can make the tongues wag. (ok, that was too much, but I couldnt resist)

Black ppl - don’t try to take away from one another our most precious gift - our right to state our opinion. Its not called hating. Its called communicating.

@ The Sponsor

Didn’t Goapele attend the prestigious Berkeley school of music? I don’t’ believe that school accepts people who sing off key, LOL.