Goapele (pronounced "quah-pay-lay") had a hand in writing all the songs on the album - a reconfigured, expanded and expurgated version of an earlier, independently released collection. More than just another exotically pretty face and sultry voice, she comes across as a force to be reckoned with on "Even Closer." A lot has been made of Bay Area soul chanteuse Goapele Mohlabane's bloodlines, influences and repertoire: offspring of a New York-bred Jewish mother and an exiled South African social activist inspired early on by the music of Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba and Sweet Honey in the Rock now drawn to romantic neo-soul grooves and thoughtful, sometimes pointed lyrics.
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