◇ image via WikipediaMichael Franti
Michael Franti is a Funk act. Their sound grew out of Manu Chao, Joan Osborne, The Police, Lamb and Ozomatli. Those roots explain a lot about how Michael Franti arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Michael Franti & Spearhead, Flobots, The Elovaters, G. Love & Special Sauce and Wyclef Jean, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Passafire and Gaudi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Michael Franti, reaching back through Manu Chao and forward to Passafire. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Michael Franti connections
Michael Franti grew out of Manu Chao, Joan Osborne, The Police and Lamb, shares an orbit with Michael Franti & Spearhead, Flobots, The Elovaters and G. Love & Special Sauce, went on to shape Passafire and Gaudi. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Michael Franti
Sounds and acts that shaped Michael Franti.
- Manu Chaoartist
- Joan Osborneartist
- The Policeartist
- Lambartist
- Ozomatliartist
- Black Uhuruartist
- Grace Jonesartist
- Blackaliciousartist
- Pinkartist
- Victoria Canalartist
- Jovanottiartist
- The Blind Boys of Alabamaartist
- Sly and Robbieartist
- The Clashartist
- Sublimeartist
- Uziah Thompsonartist
- Charlie Hunterartist
- U2artist
- Ernest Ranglinartist
- Stephen Marleyartist
Artists similar to Michael Franti
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Michael Franti.
- Michael Franti & Spearheadartist
- Flobotsartist
- The Elovatersartist
- G. Love & Special Sauceartist
- Wyclef Jeanartist
- The Coupartist
- Mishkaartist
- Robert Randolph & The Family Bandartist
- dead prezartist
- Ozomatliartist
- Snoop Lionartist
- The Movementartist
- Cody Chesnuttartist
- CeeLo Greenartist
- The Beautiful Girlsartist
- Brother Aliartist
- Sly & The Family Stoneartist
- Public Enemyartist
- Lyrics Bornartist
- Patriceartist
- Johnny "Guitar" Watsonartist
- Baha Menartist
- Brooklyn Funk Essentialsartist
- The Expendablesartist
- Fort Minorartist
- Animal Liberation Orchestraartist
- Blakrocartist
- Sammy Rae & The Friendsartist
- Betty Davisartist
- The Cat Empireartist
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