Michael Franti in Concert in Kansas City

Michael Franti, an American singer, songwriter, musician, poet, activist, documentarian and rapper, brings his genre-crossing sound to Kansas City. He leads Michael Franti & Spearhead, a band that blends hip-hop with funk, reggae, jazz, folk and rock, and his work has long carried a political and social emphasis.

At this concert, listeners can expect lyrics rooted in peace and social justice, delivered with the hybrid sound Franti has developed since his early days in the Beatnigs and the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. It is a chance to hear decades of material from a performer whose music has consistently paired activism with rhythm.