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Suggested intro: It's black history month and we celebrate with a series called Profiles in Music. Today we hear from a rap artist who fuses politics with a good dose of musical soul...His name is Michael Franti. Here's your host David Dye.
Musical Works
Hole in the Bucket (Michael Franti & Spearhead, "Home",1994, capitol)
Television the Drug of the Nation & Satanic Reverses (Hipocrisy is the greatest luxury, 1992, 4th & Broadway))
Stay Human (Songs from the Front Porch, 2003, Import)
We don't Stop & Pray for Grace (Michael Franti & Spearhead, "Everyone Deserves Music" 2003, Boo Boo Wax)
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