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Soul & R&B Singer-Songwriter Goapele on This Episode of Tanya's Table
Tanya's Table Podcast
English - October 20, 2020 09:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBFood Arts Health & Fitness Nutrition tanya holland muddhouse media cooking brown sugar kitchen Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Goapele is a mononymously-known contemporary R&B singer and songwriter whose sophisticated recordings reflect a wide range of inspirations that includes Nina Simone, Sade, and Portishead. The daughter of a South African political exile, the Oakland native grew up in a socially conscious and politically active family. At an early age, Goapele attended the Berkeley Arts Magnet School, where she led a pre-teen peer support group, and also became involved in organizations that combated racism and sexism. Goapele sang in the Oakland Youth Choir and was in a semi-professional music group called Vocal Motion. Upon high school graduation, she attended the Berklee School of Music in Boston and studied music theory. During her post-secondary education, she also began to refine her songwriting skills.