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Michael Franti is a gifted and much-heralded spoken word artist and political activist from San Francisco, CA. As leader of the politically and socially-charged group Spearhead, Franti is at the forefront of hip-hop’s renaissance, expanding the music’s boundaries as he draws on funk and soul-driven beats. Through his music and poetry, Franti tackles a range of issues—the criminal justice system, corporatization of our daily lives, AIDS, gay rights, homelessness, the death penalty, drug addiction and suicide.

Earlier projects of Franti include The Beatnigs and The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, which had more of an experimental/industrial sound, but addressed many of the same social/political issues.

As a celebration of the Election of Barack Obama Franti recorded the Obama Song, offered as a free track on downloaded at their offical website, www.michaelfranti.com/.

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1	Say Hey (I Love You) full track	748
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6	Say Hey (I Love You) (Featuring Cherine Anderson)	140
7	Everyone Deserves Music full track	138
8	I Got Love For You full track	131
9	Hey Now Now	129
10	Life In The City full track	126
11	Rude Boys Back In Town full track	119
12	All I Want Is You full track	115
13	I Know I'm Not Alone	105
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kfarrokhzad wrote:
Saturday afternoon

The best Franti project isn't Spearhead, it's the Beatnigs. Check out Disposable Heroes of Hiphiprosy - they make this latest crap from Spearhead sound like a toothpaste commercial. Franti what happened to you?

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Yod-b wrote:
last month

am i the only one who thinks the stay human album is the best? the others are alright, but "stay human big"...

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Maevibabi_13 wrote:
last month

Hey world!!!! remote control!! is the best song ever :) im totally digging it. always have. always will

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maetraij wrote:
last month

Say Hey (I Love You) what a song! love it!

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mikebelto wrote:
last month

Hey Michael Franti fans! He's going on tour with John Mayer! Make sure you get tickets to the show and check out John Mayer’s new album Battle Studies out THIS Tuesday! www.youtube.com/mayermusic

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livethephoenix wrote:
October 2009

A true hero. Franti has been my favorite artist for years.

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pixielandjazz wrote:
October 2009

This man and his work are such gems!

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christina997 wrote:
October 2009

I have always been a fan of Franti! I just saw him at the Wiltern in LA ! So amazing! He played with a band called Rey Fresco. They reallllly knew how to rock the crowd. I was definitely diggin' them! I loved the harpist and I loved how the bassist was rocking out the whole time haha. I tihnk my favorite part of their performance was when they did their rendition of Buena Vista Social Club's classic song "Chan Chan". So good! If you havennt heard this band then you should for sure check them out on their website www.reyfresco.com They have a new album coming out soon and I am counting down the days!!! Franti+Rey Fresco= Best Concert in Life

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jpx52 wrote:
October 2009

Owned the fuck out of ACL. Best show of the weekend.

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scarredforlyfe wrote:
September 2009

Yell Fire! is a.m.a.z.i.n.g.

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YoToasty wrote:
September 2009

genuis

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mildmodern_girl wrote:
September 2009

<3 amazing

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lilsticks wrote:
September 2009

say hey is my fav song (i think) i mean it's the only one i've heard so far

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winterplay wrote:
September 2009

there's nothing wrong about them getting airplay and become more "popular" in the mainstream, as long as their music doesnt change

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fakeplastic03 wrote:
August 2009

is it just me or does Michael Franti sound a bit like the singer from TV on the Radio?

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mrzuffman wrote:
August 2009

How come All Rebel Rockers isn't on the album list?? Who else agrees that All Rebel Rockers is their best album? silence-killer you have a good point. Last.fm staff fix this!

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kasa408 wrote:
July 2009

bless up the sound, all franti/spearhead albums are great.

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silence-killer wrote:
July 2009

What's wrong with the play counter? Michael Franti & Spearhead play the same venues as, co-headline festivals with, and draw similar sized crowds as the likes of Iron & Wine, Keane and Decemberists, who each have 30 million plays.

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henryg24 wrote:
July 2009

Hello, I've posted a review of the track "Bomb The World" from the album Everyone Deserves Music, please check it out at www.aroundinsound.com, many thanks

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e4groove wrote:
July 2009

http://www.powertothepeaceful.org/index.php http://www.michaelfranti.com/ http://www.michaelfranti.com/index2.php http://ilike.com/artist/Michael+Franti+%2526+Spearhead http://twitter.com/michaelfranti http://www.stayhumannow.com/ www.iknowimnotalone.com http://www.spearheadteam.com/ www.yellfire.net www.speargearstore.com http://www.spearheadvibrations.com/phpBB2/index.php http://www.fan2band.com/home.php?artist_id=449 http://www.anti.com/artists/view/30/Michael_Franti_and_Spearhead http://www.myspace.com/michaelfranti http://www.musicfordemocracy.org/michaelfranti http://www.facebook.com/michaelfranti http://www.imeem.com/michaelfranti http://www.youtube.com/FrantiV http://www.imeem.com/groups/4npjqfkf,power-to-the-peaceful/ http://www.last.fm/group/Nu-Bluz+Funky+Grooves+in+the+E-Lounge/ http://www.sfstation.com/ http://www.sfstation.com/music/ http://www.sfstation.com/entertainers-for-hire/

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