Michael Franti & Spearhead blends hip hop with a variety
of other styles including funk, reggae, jazz, folk, and rock.
Michael Franti is the creator
and lead vocalist.
-Wikipedia
Born:
April 21, 1966 (age
)
Born In:
Oakland, California, U.S.
From:
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Children:
Two sons: Ade and Cappy
Genres:
Hip hop, funk, reggae, jazz, reggae fusion, folk, jam band, dancehall, ska punk, rock pop
Occupations:
Composer, musician, poet, rapper
Instruments:
Vocals, guitar
Years active:
1986–present
Did You Know:
• Michael's mother gave him up for adoption.
He was adopted by Carole Wisti and Charles Franti, a Finnish-American couple in Oakland
• He made a film advocating for peace in the Middle East - "I Know I'm Not Alone"
In 2006, he was invited by Australian Labour MP Jenny Macklin to show the film at Australia's Parliament House, Canberra.
• In 2001 Franti was awarded the Domestic Human Rights Award by Global Exchange,
an international NGO based in San Francisco, for his work to end war.
• Michael became a vegan, inspired by his son.
•
He prefers to go barefoot, only
occasionally wearing flip-flops as required to board an airplane or to be served in a restaurant.
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