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Michael Franti

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Michael Franti

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. He is the creator and lead vocalist of Michael Franti & Spearhead, a band which blends hip hop with a variety of other styles including funk, reggae, jazz, folk, and rock. He is also an outspoken supporter for a wide spectrum of peace and social justice issues; he is especially an advocate for peace in the Middle East.

Infobox

Born
(1966-04-21) April 21, 1966 (age 59)Oakland, California, U.S.
Origin
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres
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Occupations
Composer musician entertainer poet rapper
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Years active
1986–present
Labels
Alternative Tentacles Island Capitol Boo Boo Wax Six Degrees ANTI-
Member of
Michael Franti and Spearhead
Formerly of
The BeatnigsThe Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
Website
michaelfranti.com

Tables

List of albums, with selected details and chart positions · Discography › Spearhead › Studio albums
US
US
Title
US
Album details
USRock
Peak chart positions
AUS
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BEL
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CAN
Peak chart positions
NLD
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NZ
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UK
Home
Home
Title
Home
Album details
Released: September 20, 1994 Label: Capitol
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
44
Peak chart positions
44
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
24
Peak chart positions
147
Chocolate Supa Highway
Chocolate Supa Highway
Title
Chocolate Supa Highway
Album details
Released: March 25, 1997 Label: Capitol
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
56
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
79
Peak chart positions
25
Peak chart positions
68
Stay Human
Stay Human
Title
Stay Human
Album details
Released: May 15, 2001 Label: Boo Boo Wax
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
30
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
32
Peak chart positions
—
Sales
ARIA: Gold
Everyone Deserves Music
Everyone Deserves Music
Title
Everyone Deserves Music
Album details
Released: June 17, 2003 Label: Boo Boo Wax
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
9
Peak chart positions
28
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
34
Peak chart positions
26
Peak chart positions
—
Sales
ARIA: Gold
Yell Fire!
Yell Fire!
Title
Yell Fire!
Album details
Released: July 25, 2006 Label: Anti-
Peak chart positions
125
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
14
Peak chart positions
19
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
20
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
All Rebel Rockers
All Rebel Rockers
Title
All Rebel Rockers
Album details
Released: September 8, 2008 Label: Anti-
Peak chart positions
39
Peak chart positions
13
Peak chart positions
18
Peak chart positions
40
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
25
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
The Sound of Sunshine
The Sound of Sunshine
Title
The Sound of Sunshine
Album details
Released: September 21, 2010 Label: Capitol
Peak chart positions
17
Peak chart positions
5
Peak chart positions
34
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
All People
All People
Title
All People
Album details
Released: July 30, 2013 Label: Capitol
Peak chart positions
30
Peak chart positions
4
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
25
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
SoulRocker
SoulRocker
Title
SoulRocker
Album details
Released: June 3, 2016 Label: Fantasy
Peak chart positions
38
Peak chart positions
5
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
175
Peak chart positions
96
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Stay Human, Vol. II
Stay Human, Vol. II
Title
Stay Human, Vol. II
Album details
Released: January 25, 2019 Label: Thirty Tigers
Peak chart positions
62
Peak chart positions
9
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Work Hard & Be Nice
Work Hard & Be Nice
Title
Work Hard & Be Nice
Album details
Released: June 19, 2020 Label: Thirty Tigers
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
48
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Follow Your Heart
Follow Your Heart
Title
Follow Your Heart
Album details
Released: June 3, 2022 Label: Thirty Tigers
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Sales
—
Big Big Love
Big Big Love
Title
Big Big Love
Album details
Released: November 3, 2023 Label: Thirty Tigers
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
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—
Peak chart positions
—
Peak chart positions
—
Sales
—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title
Album details
Peak chart positions
Sales
US
USRock
AUS
BEL
CAN
NLD
NZ
UK
Home
Released: September 20, 1994 Label: Capitol
—
—
44
44
—
—
24
147
Chocolate Supa Highway
Released: March 25, 1997 Label: Capitol
—
—
56
—
—
79
25
68
Stay Human
Released: May 15, 2001 Label: Boo Boo Wax
—
—
30
—
—
—
32
—
ARIA: Gold
Everyone Deserves Music
Released: June 17, 2003 Label: Boo Boo Wax
—
—
9
28
—
34
26
—
ARIA: Gold
Yell Fire!
Released: July 25, 2006 Label: Anti-
125
—
14
19
—
20
—
—
All Rebel Rockers
Released: September 8, 2008 Label: Anti-
39
13
18
40
—
25
—
—
The Sound of Sunshine
Released: September 21, 2010 Label: Capitol
17
5
34
—
—
—
—
—
All People
Released: July 30, 2013 Label: Capitol
30
4
—
—
25
—
—
—
SoulRocker
Released: June 3, 2016 Label: Fantasy
38
5
—
175
96
—
—
—
Stay Human, Vol. II
Released: January 25, 2019 Label: Thirty Tigers
62
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
Work Hard & Be Nice
Released: June 19, 2020 Label: Thirty Tigers
—
48
—
—
—
—
—
—
Follow Your Heart
Released: June 3, 2022 Label: Thirty Tigers
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Big Big Love
Released: November 3, 2023 Label: Thirty Tigers
—
—
—
—
—
—
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. Stay Human Vol. II did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the ARIA Digital Albums Chart.
  2. Stay Human Vol. II did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 16 on the US Album Sales Chart.
  3. Michael Franti Shazam.com Retrieved 15 January 2025
    https://www.shazam.com/artist/michael-franti-and-spearhead/337362970
  4. The San Francisco Chronicle
    http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Michael-Franti-got-his-guitar-then-headed-to-2488311.php
  5. As described by Franti in his 2018 film 'Stay Human'
  6. Conscious Choice
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090204174754/http://seattle.consciouschoice.com/2008/05/conversations0805.html
  7. In Memoriam-Franti
    https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/inmemoriam/html/CharlesE.Franti.htm
  8. "RootsWeb: CAYOLO-L [CAYolo] Charles E. FRANTI (1933–2003) (obit.)"
    https://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CAYOLO/2003-05/1054337475
  9. Michael Franti himself during concert in Edmonton on October 2, 2013, at The Winspear
  10. Michael Franti, Edmonton Folk Music Festival, 2014
  11. www.cbsnews.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20240228162055/https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/mill-valley-music-festival-returns-with-headliners-michael-franti-and-spearhead-cake/
  12. "I Know I'm Not Alone"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110424065724/http://www.iknowimnotalone.com/
  13. [1][dead link]
    http://www.spearheadvibrations.com/band.htm
  14. Lets Sing It
    http://artists.letssingit.com/disposable-heroes-of-hiphoprisy-lyrics-television-the-drug-of-the-nation-d1dw3jc#axzz3pB1jUhwU
  15. Third Wave Agenda: Being Feminist, Doing Feminism
    https://archive.org/details/thirdwaveagendab0000unse
  16. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
  17. "Music & Nightlife in Santa Cruz, CA | Music Review | Michael Franti"
    http://www.metroactive.com/metro/02.15.06/franti-0607.html
  18. Entertaining Fear: Rhetoric and the Political Economy of Social Control
    https://books.google.com/books?id=nVNc4gRvlbgC
  19. "Power to the Peaceful Festival"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100520023209/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/63873/power-to-the-peaceful-festival/
  20. "Power to the Peaceful Festival begins tomorrow"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110616051937/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2007/09/power-to-the-peaceful-festival-begins-tomorrow.html
  21. "Michael Franti interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' February 2010"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100307014827/http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/502/michael_franti_and_spearhead_on_point/
  22. "Artists: MichaelFranti"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20091020042740/http://www.aux.tv/users/MichaelFranti/
  23. "Home | Michael Franti & Spearhead"
    http://www.michaelfranti.com
  24. Science & Spirit
    https://web.archive.org/web/20071003120332/http://www.science-spirit.org/newdirections.php?article_id=569
  25. "Album Blog: The Sound of Sunshine Track Listing (with commentary)"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110206054006/http://michaelfranti.com/community/blogs/album-blog-sound-sunshine-track-listing-commentary
  26. "Michael Franti Pushes Up 'Sound of Sunshine' Release"
    http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957201/michael-franti-pushes-up-sound-of-sunshine-release
  27. "Vocals / Guitar"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110206024316/https://michaelfranti.com/michael-franti-vocals-guitar
  28. "Michael Franti & Spearhead interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' June 2011"
    http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/686/michael_franti_and_spearhead_right_down/
  29. "11th Annual Independent Music Awards Judging Panel"
    http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/judges/11th-annual-ima-judges/
  30. Jam Base
    http://www.jambase.com/Artists/9085/Michael-Franti-and-Spearhead/Bio
  31. Relix
    https://relix.com/articles/detail/the_core_michael_franti/
  32. Weekend Australian
    https://www.proquest.com/docview/2437649400
  33. Lightning 100
    https://lightning100.com/keith/michael-franti-spearhead-brighter-day/
  34. IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439618/
  35. Australian Screen Education
    http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1153294881.html
  36. The National
    http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/singer-and-activist-michael-franti-brings-love-to-the-cause
  37. "Bare Foot Forward"
    http://www.smh.com.au/news/stay-in-touch/celebrity-blog-clog/2006/09/03/1157222007550.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2
  38. Radio.com
    http://radio.com/2013/08/01/michael-franti-blends-edm-with-social-activism-on-new-album-all-people/
  39. Utne Cast
    http://www.utne.com/arts/utnecast-the-music-and-politics-michael-franti.aspx
  40. Ubuntu Pathways
    https://ubuntupathways.org/
  41. Do It For The Love
    https://www.doitforthelove.org/mission
  42. Do It For The Love
    https://www.doitforthelove.org/wishes
  43. Soulshine Bali – A Yoga Retreat Hotel
    https://www.soulshinebali.com/
  44. mindbodygreen
    https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-1243/Q-A-with-Michael-Franti-of-Spearhead-Rock-Star-on-Yoga-Meditation-Greening-His-Tour.html
  45. Jambands
    https://jambands.com/features/2020/09/13/michael-frantis-work-ethic/
  46. Soulshine Bali
    https://www.soulshinebali.com/
  47. Entrepreneur
    https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/356151
  48. "Michael Franti: Is Not Alone (Relix Revisited)"
    https://archive.today/20130201185638/http://www.relix.com/features/2010/10/21/michael-franti-is-not-alone-relix-revisited?2
  49. "YouTube video"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlhyeSik4Mo
  50. The Sydney Morning Herald
    http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/what-i-know-about-women-20140219-32zqv.html
  51. "michael franti on veganism"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woCSH2bQXes
  52. College Grier
    https://web.archive.org/web/20070707092205/http://www.collegecrier.com/interviews/int-0038.asp
  53. "Nine questions for Michael Franti | Twin Cities Daily Planet | Minneapolis – St. Paul"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20100526221804/https://www.tcdailyplanet.net/article/2009/02/06/nine-questions-michael-franti.html
  54. cleveland.com
    https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/06/michael_franti_bringing_positi.html
  55. "Instagram"
    https://www.instagram.com/p/DKIRqbaz646/?hl=en&img_index=1
  56. michaelfranti.com
    https://www.michaelfranti.com/tag/michael-franti-is-having-a-baby/
  57. People Magazine
    https://people.com/michael-franti-responds-victoria-canal-grooming-sexual-abuse-allegations-11792592
  58. San Francisco Chronicle
    https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/michael-franti-soulshine-canceled-20821657.php
  59. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-franti-spearhead/chart-history/tlp/
  60. Billboard
    http://www.billboard.com/artist/310755/michael-franti/chart?f=305
  61. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-franti-spearhead/chart-history/rck/
  62. Billboard
    http://www.billboard.com/artist/310755/michael-franti/chart?f=408
  63. "australian-charts.com > Spearhead in Australian Charts"
    http://australian-charts.com//showinterpret.asp?interpret=Spearhead
  64. Ultratop
    http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=spearhead&cat=a
  65. Billboard
    http://www.billboard.com/artist/310757/michael-franti-spearhead/chart?f=3091
  66. Billboard
    http://www.billboard.com/artist/310755/michael-franti/chart?f=309
  67. Dutc charts
    http://dutchcharts.nl//search.asp?search=Spearhead&cat=a
  68. charts.nz
    https://charts.nz//search.asp?search=Spearhead&cat=a
  69. "Official Charts Company > Spearhead"
    http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/31021/spearhead/
  70. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums"
    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/k9o2q7p7o4awhqx/AADOuO49m4ktOxAMI8EhwyLQa/2004%20Accreds.pdf
  71. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums"
    http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/874BA87B6EAA81A458A56BF6711E8D1F8A83BED402815BECC940A742E140DAC8/ARIA%20Digital%20Albums%20Chart.pdf?seq=24
  72. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums"
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-franti-spearhead/chart-history/tsl/
  73. "Michael Franti & Spearhead – Chart history"
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-franti-spearhead/chart-history/aaa/
  74. "Michael Franti – Chart history"
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/michael-franti-spearhead/chart-history/aaa/
  75. Spotify
    https://open.spotify.com/album/1xQAeME3R38rcV46Q2AkI0
  76. "The Ten Thousand Things"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090805123054/http://www.tenthousand.org/?p=128%2F
  77. YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLmN1D1P2RI
  78. "EA at Gamescom 2013 – Press Conference"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110820042220/http://live-event.ea.com/gamescom/
  79. YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMIKs1PKrEM
  80. Coco Official Final Trailer
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rvr68u6k5sI
  81. LiveXLive
    https://www.livexlive.com/station/michael-franti-i-am-the-dj
  82. www.michaelfranti.com
    https://www.michaelfranti.com/stay-human-film-premiere-april-27th-at-asbury-park-music-film-festival/
  83. a2 TV Spot, 'Life Is Better With You'
    https://www.ispot.tv/ad/o4Hu/a2-life-is-better-with-you-song-by-michael-franti-and-spearhead
  84. dairyfoods.com
    https://www.dairyfoods.com/articles/93975-the-a2-milk-co-launches-tv-ad-campaign
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