Michael Franti, I think everyone ,nowadays, knows him.
Frontman of Spearhead.

But do we know him too as the frontman of the Beatnigs and the Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy ?

These recordings are some of his work that happened before Spearhead.

First, Michael Franti performing solo at the Crossing Border Festival , held at the Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands on October 27 2001.

Just one song. broadcasted just like the rest of this torrent, by VPRO Radio.

- Bomb The World.

More, audio and video material from this gig , with Spearhead, can be found on http://3voor12.vpro.nl/3voor12/festivals/media/index.jsp?portal=2534202&event=23537914

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Second, it's the Beatnigs.

The Beatnigs was an early collaboration featuring Michael Franti and Rono Tse. The band's stage performance included the use of power tools such as a rotary saw on a metal bar to create industrial noise and pyrotechnics. One venue for the band was the infamous Barrington Hall. Franti at the time worked for Berkeley's Subway Guitars. Songs like "Television: The Drug of the Nation" were performed by the band and were later rerecorded for their next project, The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy.


Here we can hear them perform live at the Effenaar in Eindhoven, The Netherlands on December 16. 1998

Setlist :

01 Street Fulla Nigs
02 C I A
03 Pre-War America
04 Malcom X
05 People Are The Best Part Of The Nature
06 Fight Fire With Water

Line up :

Michael Franti - vocals, bass, industrial percussion
Henry Flood - congas, timbales, industrial percussion
Andre Flores - keyboards, vocals, industrial percussion
Rono Tse - industrial percussion, circular saw, siren electric buzzer, tire rim, chains, whistle, oil drum, shakers, tamberines, angle grinder
Kevin Hunter - vocals, tapes, industrial percussion

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And , last, but not least, The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy, consisting of :

Michael Franti, vocals
Rono Tse, industrial crap
Charlie Hunter on guitar
Simone White on drums
Kevin Hunter on vocak=ls and keyboards


as you can notice a bass is heard but not mentioned.
I saw the most miraculous thing ever on this gig !
Charlie hunter is capable of playing basslines while playing his guitar chords on the same guitar !

AMAZING !


Ok , I hope you can enjoy it.

Source : FM > Total Recorder > CD Wave Editor > CDR > EAC > Audacity > CD Wave Editor > FLAC

Another one from the box of old tapes !

ENJOY !