Metroactive » Goapele https://activate.metroactive.com Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:08:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Goapele Plays The Mexican Heritage Plaza https://activate.metroactive.com/2017/07/goapele-plays-the-mexican-heritage-plaza/ https://activate.metroactive.com/2017/07/goapele-plays-the-mexican-heritage-plaza/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2017 22:39:39 +0000 http://wp.blvdscms.com/activate-metroactive-com/?p=119694
Goapele was raised in a California community of South African exiles. Raised by politically active parents who instilled in the artist a revolutionary spirit from a young age, her name means “to move forward” in the Setswana language. These words that are reflected in her progressive lyricism and in the neo-soul and…]]>

Goapele was raised in a California community of South African exiles. Raised by politically active parents who instilled in the artist a revolutionary spirit from a young age, her name means “to move forward” in the Setswana language. These words that are reflected in her progressive lyricism and in the neo-soul and trip-hop sounds that define her music. Self-love and social consciousness are at the core of her latest EP, Dreamseeker, wherein the singer-songwriter returns to her roots with soulful tracks like “Power”—a sensual single about reclaiming an individuality “as bright as the sun.”

Goapele
Sat, 7pm, $40+
Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose

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