With his tattoos and dreadlocks, California-born Michael Franti picks up his guitar and strums to the tune of social change. He strives for change with messages of peace and love in his lyrics, which results in the oh so sweet music of this talented troubadour.
His music focuses on social justice issues faced by those in developing countries, but the singer has been aware of inequality since birth. Franti was born on April 21, 1966 to an Irish-German-French mother, and a African-American and Amerindian father. Franti’s biological mother gave him up for adoption, fearing that her family would not accept him. He was raised by a Finnish American couple.
Today, Franti voices a message of acceptance, love, peace, compassion and helping others. He puts a modern spin on 1970s music and is a refreshing change from the pop music dominating radio airwaves.
Reminds me of: Bob Marley, Jason Mraz, K’Naan and K-OS.
Heard on the radio: “Say Hey (I Love You)”
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