08 Aug Michael Franti & Spearhead Tuesday
Michael Franti & Spearhead perform at the larger version of Club Red at the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village, thanks once again to Denise Mongan’s Beyond the Groove Productions. Tuesday, August 11. Doors 7:30 p.m.; show, 8 p.m. Tickets, $45, here. A yoga class led by Gina Guarascio Murdock with Michael in attendance (practicing, speaking and playing music) takes place at the Conference Center at 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. You can attend the yoga class only, $15, here.
Michael Franti (born April 21, 1966) is an American rapper, musician, poet, and singer-songwriter. He is the creator and lead vocalist of Michael Franti & Spearhead, a band that blends hip hop with a variety of other styles including funk, reggae, jazz, folk, and rock. He is also an outspoken supporter for a wide spectrum of peace and social justice issues. And a an avid yogi.
Michael Franti
From Michael Franti’s website:
All the freaky people make the beauty of the world!
Michael Franti knows all about the power of music. He knows how it can inspire, uplift and make people want to dance or cry. He felt it firsthand recently when he heard the children’s chorus at New York’s PS22 elementary school singing “I’m Alive (Life Sounds Like),” the celebratory first single from Franti’s tenth studio album, All People.
“It moved me to tears, to hear these kids singing, ‘Everybody wants me to be who they want me to be.’ That’s who I wrote ‘People’ for. To let them know, your mission in life should be to be yourself and to embrace the diversity of others.”It’s a rule the barefoot, 6-foot-6 San Francisco based singer-songwriter-guitarist and philanthropist has diligently followed over the past two decades, proactively creating and supporting numerous environmental, humanitarian and social causes.
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