| LC control no. | no 00029788 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Franti, Michael, 1966- |
| Variant(s) | Frante, Michael, 1966- |
| See also | Corporate body: Spearhead (Musical group) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1966-04-21 |
| Place of birth | Oakland (Calif.) |
| Affiliation | University of San Francisco Beatnigs (Musical group) Spearhead (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Lyricists Poets |
| Found in | 4 on the floor. [1995-10-29, Rock and politics], c1995: caption (Michael Frante, Spearhead) soundtrack (of the group Spearhead) Contemporary musicians, v. 26: p. 116 (Michael Franti; b. 21 April 1968 in Oakland, Calif.) All music guide WWW site, Dec. 9, 2010 (Michael Franti; b. Apr. 21, 1967, Oakland, CA) Wikipedia, Dec. 8, 2010 (Michael Franti; b. Apr. 21, 1966, Oakland, Calif.; American poet, musician, and composer) U.S. copyright file, Dec. 9, 2010 (Franti, Michael) African American National Biography, accessed January 22, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Franti, Michael; poet, funk musician / singer, social reformer; born 21 April 1966 in Oakland, California, United States; graduated from the University of San Francisco; began career as musician began in with a spoken-word group called the Beatnigs (1986); formed group known as the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, with debut album, Hipocrisy is the Greatest Luxury (DHOH) (1990); founded Spearhead, releasing albums, Home and Chocolate Supa Highway (1994, 1997); the group became known as Michael Franti and Spearhead (MF&S), creating own record label, Boo Boo Wax, and in partnership with Six Degrees Records, released Stay Human (2001); recordedalbums such as Songs from the Porch and Everyone Deserves Music (2003-2004); produced and directed documentary about Israel, Iraq, and the Gaza Striptitled, I Know I Am Not Alone (2005); great commercial success with reggae single Say Hey (I Love You), resulting in the MF&S' release of The Sound of Sunshine (2008, 2010)) |
| Not found in | Int. ww in pop. mus., 11th ed. |
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