Goapele was soon picked up by Del the Funky Homosapien’s local label Hieroglyphics Imperium, with whom she released a repackaged deluxe edition of Closer entitled Even Closer in 2002. It shifted 5,000 units and entered the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart at number 63. ![]() The self-released project spanned a variety of genres including R&B and trip-hop and housed early productions from Jeff Bhasker – later of Kanye West fame – and AmpLive among others. 2001 saw the singer-songwriter return to her hometown to release her debut album, Closer, via a limited run of hard copies. Recording her first tracks at the turn of the millennium, American neo-soulstress Goapele (born July 11th, 1977 in Oakland, California) had first cut her teeth as a member of the local group Vocal Motion, later enrolling in the Berklee School of Music and temporarily relocating to Boston to formalize her musical credentials. Get ready to groove with your Goapele tickets from TicketSmarter.
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