New Album by Michael Franti and Spearhead

YELL FIRE! LIVE

 

Michael Franti and Spearhead will celebrate the success of their

breakthrough 2006 Anti-debut Yell Fire! by releasing a live version

of the acclaimed disc this October. One in a lengthy stream of glowing reviews Franti and Spearhead have reaped since the disc’s release on July 25th, 2006, The San Francisco Chronicle insisted, “Yell Fire is a pleasure, with Franti proving again that it’s possible to turn speaking truth to power into an exhilarating dance revolution.” Meanwhile, Relix touted it as “an album that never forgets to entertain while educating” but perhaps The Washington Post put it best when it wrote, “Of the recent spate of antiwar tunes, none is quite as compelling as those of Michael Franti,” adding, “This joyous fusion of reggae, hip-hop and soul is a gentle, galvanizing call to arms.” The live record includes a handful of older tracks, but mostly documents the changing nature of the tracks from 'Yell Fire!'. "Those songs really changed and developed when we went on tour," Franti says. "We went through all the recordings and selected what we felt were most indicative of what we've been doing live lately."

 

Recorded Live at Pukkelpop 2006, Belgium August 18, 2006.