Michael Franti & Spearhead
Biography
Michael Franti (born April 21, 1966, in Oakland, California) is the creator and lead vocalist of Michael Franti and Spearhead, a band that blends hip hop with a variety of other styles including reggae, jazz, folk and funk.
Franti developed a fascination with music and decided to start a band. He began his music career in 1986 as part of the industrial punk band The Beatnigs. Their records received some critical acclaim but little notoriety beyond the San Francisco Bay Area.
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In 1994, Franti formed a new band called Spearhead with a few studio musicians, including mainstay Carl Young. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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