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Michael Franti & Spearhead
San Francisco, California
(Reggae)
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Michael Franti
Vocals / Lead Guitar
“Music is the thread that’s gone through my life and given it so much meaning”
Michael Franti Michael Franti is a very big man who has always dared to say very big things through his joyous and passionate music during an unusually diverse and highly impressive career. Yet for all the wide-ranging, yet consistent excellence of his body of work, what’s most impressive about Michael Franti as a recording artist and live performer is his ability to inspire. Ultimately, the heartfelt music that Franti makes and his dedication to greater understanding on a global level, are not two aspects of his life, but very much one and the same.
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Cherine Anderson
Vocals
CHERINE ANDERSON is a musical breath of fresh air. Hailing from the tough streets of Kingston, Jamaica, the young singer-songwriter has spent the last two years building a reputation of hard-hitting songs and captivating live performances. With a growing fan base through consistent touring and the respect of some of music’s living legends, like Sly Dunbar, Cherine is being hailed as that female artist “with the potential to surpass reggae audiences and reach masses.” Having collaborated on official remixes with legendary artists including Madonna, Britney Spears, Sir Paul McCartney and Wyclef Jean all before releasing her own formal product, Anderson has already positioned herself as “one to watch”.
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Carl Young
Bass
I have been playing music since age 11, my first instrument was the drums. I then went on to play clarinet, baritone, alto, and tenor saxophone. After that came the piano and flute out of my desire to be a well rounded musician.
I noodled on the bass a little bit for several years before I picked it up and got serious in 1983. From that point on I had found my newest passion.
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Dave Shul
Guitar
I'm Dave Shul I hope all is well in cyberspace. I play guitar in Spearhead. I've been involved in the Bay Area music scene for about 20 years. I was working in the office at Secret Studios when Carl Young (bass player for Spearhead) walked in and said "I'm looking for a guitar player." I told him I'd like to audition, they auditioned two other cats, and I ended up getting the gig. That was in April of 1998. The first gig I played with the band was in Seattle, then we did two gigs at the Fillmore in San Francisco, and then it was on to New Zealand and Australia. Since that time I have been on the road with the band in the US, Europe, and other parts of the planet.
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Manas Itiene
Drums
Manas Itiene was born in the town of Ughelli, Delta state, in the West African country of Nigeria, where he grew up as a member of the Isoko tribe.
He played drums with several local church groups, where he was discovered by the Mandators, one of Nigeria's most successful reggae groups.
As a teenager, he moved to Lagos to play and tour with the Mandators, and also sat in with many other famous Nigerian artists, including Sonny Okosuns and Majek Fashek.
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Raliegh J. Neal, II
Keyboards
Raliegh has almost 2 decades of experience playing piano with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Nile Rogers, Guru, Common, Phoebe Snow, Stacey Lattisaw, Be Be Winans, Stephanie Mills, Bobbi Humphries and England's OMAR. In May of 2006, he hooked up with Spearhead and things couldn't be better.
As a writer, he has a catalog of over 20 songs registered with ASCAP that are played around the world. Most of his creative efforts have appeared on Nickelodeon and ABC's Saturday morning children's programs.
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