Poet, musician and composer Michael Franti has seen days as a member of the Beatnigs, the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
and Spearhead, and now the politically-charged artist is bringing his penchant for old-school R&B and soul-infused hip-hop
to a venue near you. Grab your concert tickets
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Franti was born in Oakland, California, and grew up in nearby Davis. The basketball star was a netter for the University
of San Francisco before seriously considering his love for music as a career. Eventually, the budding musician founded Spearhead
in 1994, continuing an on-again, off-again solo career while sending albums like Yell Fire! straight to the top of the Billboard
charts. With his unique blend of hip hop with a plethora of other styles, including funk, jazz, folk, reggae and rock, Franti
has eclipsed the music scene, cultivating legions of fans along the way.
Michael Franti started his music career in 1986 with The Beatnigs, an industrial punk band. His subsequent project, The
Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, leveraged Franti's collaboration with Tse. He also worked with electronic musicians Mark
Pistel and Jack Dangers with jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter. In 1994, he founded the band, Spearhead, with a few studio musicians.
Home was their debut release in 1994, drawing from funk and soul music. They also released Chocolate Supa Highway, which utilized
hip-hop elements and included reggae flavors. Additionally, the album included guest appearances by Joan Osborne and Stephen
Marley. After releasing two albums, the band decided to develop its own record label, Boo Boo Wax and released successive
albums under the moniker, Michael Franti & Spearhead. They continued to produce other albums, covering several social justice
themes like the death penalty and mass media monopolization as well as corporate globalization.
Grab your concert tickets to see Michael Franti live in action and brace yourself for the performance of a lifetime. Franti
s contagious style of political rap has infected several other types of music, and now the San Franciscan is injecting his
music into society with several stops on his current tour so immerse yourself in Michael Franti and expand your musical ways.
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