Michael Franti
@michaelfranti
About
Fusing themes of love, community, and social consciousness with a distinctive cocktail of R&B, hip-hop, soul, folk, rock, and reggae, singer/songwriter and poet Michael Franti established himself in the late '80s with ambitious projects like the Beatnigs and the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy before forming his longtime backing band, Spearhead , in the early '90s. Moving beyond the angry, politically charged punk and hip-hop of his early days, Franti used Spearhead as a vehicle for channeling his innate seriousness, social unease, and desire for change into a more compassionate and positive musical force that produced albums like Stay Human (2001), Everyone Deserves Music (2003), and All People (2016).
