MICHAEL FRANTI AND SPEARHEAD

Michael Franti spans the personal, and the political, with grace, depth, and beauty. If the times have been marked by tension and fear, Franti offers compassion and release. In the nearly two decades that Michael Franti has been composing music, he has grown from a black-booted voice of youthful rage into a barefoot clarion for social justice. Today Michael Franti has never been more relevant and influential with both his music and as an icon for the avocation of peace. For the past years Franti has produced the annual "Power to the Peaceful" festival, which draws over 50,000 people to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. In addition to his groundbreaking recordings and globally acclaimed live concerts, Franti is a renowned speaker for social justice and human rights. He has lectured at many of this country's top universities, including Yale, Georgetown and Stanford, and shared the stage with the likes of Mohammad Ali, Bill Clinton, Michael Moore, Ralph Nader, and Gloria Steinem.

Artist website: www.spearheadvibrations.com