Former American Idol Finalist Donnie Williams returns to center Hip Hop Press (press release), NCIn its "Best of the East Bay 2008 issue," the East Bay Express Newspaper named the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-born Williams "The Best R&B or Soul Singer" next to female chanteuse Goapele who won "Reader's Choice Award." The Bay Area's leading publication
This Week in Entertainment: Get ready for the X-Men's 'Wolverine Inside Bay Area, CAFriday: Ex-Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell rocks the Regency Center ballroom in San Francisco; while Oakland R&B singer Goapele headlines at the Independent in San Francisco. Saturday-Sunday: Legendary singer Van Morrison performs all the songs from
Zion-I Return with New Album, Studio, Remix ContestSF Weekly Blogs, CAThe entire complex looked fick as suck, and Friday's open house attracted a who's who of local artists and producers, from Goapele to DJ D Sharp to Irie Dole (Jah Warrior Shelter Hi-Fi) to Hiero's Domino to Trackademicks. Entertainment lawyer Michael
Taiwah's voice recalls Goapele's style of echo effects and lasting resonance. In an interview with the Firetrap nominated emerging UK talent, Lau says that
including Van Jones, Jesse Carmichael and Mickey Madden of Maroon 5, Coumba Toure of Ashoka, singer/songwriter Goapele, and young voices on the streets!
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