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Goapele

Goapele is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Eric Benét, Sa-Ra, Amplive, Shafiq Husayn and Zion I. Those roots explain a lot about how Goapele arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Raheem DeVaughn, Kindred The Family Soul, Amel Larrieux, Musiq and Eric Roberson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mos Def, Dwele, Clyde Carson, Aceyalone and E-40, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Goapele, reaching back through Eric Benét and forward to Mos Def. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Goapele Mohlabane is an American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. Her name means to move forward in Setswana, a Southern African language.

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GoapeleEric BenétSa-RaAmpliveShafiq HusaynZion ISa-Ra Creative Partn…Mos DefDweleClyde CarsonAceyaloneE-40Zion IMac MallRaheem DeVaughnKindred The Family S…Amel LarrieuxMusiqEric RobersonIndia.ArieSyleena JohnsonZhané

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Goapele connections

Goapele grew out of Eric Benét, Sa-Ra, Amplive and Shafiq Husayn, shares an orbit with Raheem DeVaughn, Kindred The Family Soul, Amel Larrieux and Musiq, went on to shape Mos Def, Dwele, Clyde Carson and Aceyalone. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots6

Sounds and acts that shaped Goapele.

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