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Michael Franti & Spearhead

Michael Franti & Spearhead is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sly and Robbie, The String Cheese Incident, John Mayer, No Doubt and Black Uhuru. Those roots explain a lot about how Michael Franti & Spearhead arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Michael Franti, The Dirty Heads, Matisyahu, Rebelution and The Revivalists, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sheppard, Animal Liberation Orchestra, Cherine Anderson and Pink, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Michael Franti & Spearhead, reaching back through Sly and Robbie and forward to Sheppard. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Michael Franti is an American singer, songwriter, musician, poet, activist, documentarian, and rapper — widely known for his numerous musical projects with political and social emphasis, including the Beatnigs and the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. Franti founded and is lead vocalist of Michael Franti & Spearhead, a band blending hip-hop with a variety of other styles including funk, reggae, jazz, folk, and rock. He is outspoken on peace and social justice and Middle East issues.

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Michael Franti & SpearheadSly and RobbieThe String Cheese In…John MayerNo DoubtBlack UhuruGrace JonesU2Manu ChaoSheppardAnimal Liberation Or…Cherine AndersonPinkMichael FrantiThe Dirty HeadsMatisyahuRebelutionThe RevivalistsIrationSlightly StoopidZiggy Marley

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Michael Franti & Spearhead connections

Michael Franti & Spearhead grew out of Sly and Robbie, The String Cheese Incident, John Mayer and No Doubt, shares an orbit with Michael Franti, The Dirty Heads, Matisyahu and Rebelution, went on to shape Sheppard, Animal Liberation Orchestra, Cherine Anderson and Pink. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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