A Musician's Life: Michael Franti

A Musician's Life: Michael Franti

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Singer, songwriter and activist Michael Franti reflects changes in his approach to music making over the years. Read the full description.

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Timing and Cues

4:38
starts with :01 of music, then music dips, "I'm Michael Franti and I'm a musician, filmmaker, and socially conscious artist"
ends with music.

suggested intro: It's time for our series called ?A Musician?s Life?. We're listening to performers from the worlds of rock, folk, rap and the blues muse about the work they do and the lives they lead.

Back announce: And we heard from Michael Franti. He?s one of the artists featured in our series ?A Musician?s Life? . The series is produced by Tracey Tanenbaum of WXPN radio.

Musical Works

Stay Human from "Stay Human" (Six Degrees, 2001)
Socio-genetic Experiment, Television the Drug of the Nation from "Hipocrisy is the Greatest Luxury" (4th & Broadway, 1992)

Pray for Grace, Yes I will, We Don't Stop from "Everyone Deserves Music" (Boo Boo Wax/I Music, 2003)