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Michael Franti (born April 21, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, poet, activist, documentarian, and rapper. Known for his participation in many musical projects, most with a political and social emphasis, including the Beatnigs and the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy .
Michael Franti and Rono Tse met each other clubbing in San Francisco. In 1986, Franti and Tse formed the band with Kevin Carnes, Andre Flores and Henry Flood. Troy Dixon joined later as a touring member. [1] [2] In 1988, The Beatnigs released a self-titled studio album and a 12" EP of their most famous song, [3] [4] "Television".
Stay Human is the third studio release by Michael Franti & Spearhead. [5] Many of the tracks on this album are fictional radio segments focusing on the case of "Sister Fatima" who is executed later in the album for murder.
All People is an album by the American band Michael Franti & Spearhead, released in 2013 through Boo Boo Wax and Capitol Records. [2] [3] The first single was "I'm Alive (Life Sounds Like)". [4] Franti supported the album with North American and Australian tours.
"The Sound of Sunshine" is a single by Michael Franti & Spearhead and also the title track from their album of the same name (2010). It was written by Franti, Jason Bowman and Carl Young and produced by Franti with additional production by Sly & Robbie. It was released as the album's second single on June 1, 2010 and was digitally released on ...
The inspiration for the title 'The Sound Of Sunshine' came from when Franti was on tour in 2009 and ruptured his appendix. As, in March 2011, he told noted UK soul writer - and Assistant Editor of Blues & Soul - Pete Lewis: "Because the doctors weren't sure what was wrong with me, seven days actually passed before they were able to diagnose it was my appendix - by which time I'd just ...
Michael Franti later formed Spearhead, [2] while Tse worked with the Mystik Journeymen. [1] In 1995, Franti said of Spearhead "The big problem with Disposable Heroes was that it was a record people listened to because it was good for them - kind of like broccoli. I want Spearhead to be more like sweet potatoes." [8]
Home is the debut album by American hip hop band Spearhead, released in 1994 on Capitol Records.It was produced by Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo and Spearhead frontman Michael Franti at Studio 4 in Philadelphia.