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Music Legend Michael Franti Headlines Bhakti Fest, a Transformational Occasion September 15-17 in Joshua Tree, California

Joshua Tree, CA – April 5, 2023 – Bhakti Fest, Southern California’s standard yoga and non secular music competition, is happy to announce a brand new headliner for his or her 2023 version – socially aware music legend Michael Franti will seem in a uncommon solo efficiency on the occasion on the stunning Joshua Lake & Campground over the weekend of September 15-17. 

Franti has been a daily performer at transformational festivals in his native California and past since forming his band Michael Franti & Spearhead in 1994. He’s the creator and lead vocalist of his present impartial venture, Michael Franti & Spearhead, a band that blends hip-hop with varied different types, together with funk, reggae, jazz, folks, and rock. He’s additionally an outspoken supporter of a large spectrum of peace and social justice points.

One of many uncommon artists to make use of the highly effective medium of music to discover social and political points, Michael Franti has proved to be a musician with an ethical conscience. This gifted spoken phrase artist, composer, poet, and political activist started his musical profession with the commercial punk/spoken phrase band, The Beatnigs. He later shaped the American industrial hip-hop band, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, a fiery group whose music explored political themes. Searching for additional enchancment and innovation, Franti based Spearhead. He pushed boundaries together with his music and have become pivotal in hip-hop’s renaissance, drawing from soul-driven beats and funk rhythms. With Spearhead, he additionally explored new concepts and set on to a extra provocative tone and magnificence. Their debut album, Dwelling, acquired important acclaim. Broadly considered a grasp of up to date protest music, Franti is an revolutionary songwriter whose skillful songwriting talents efficiently mix rock, hip hop, punk, rock, and jazz. 

All through his multi-decade profession with Spearhead, Franti has earned three

Billboard No. 1’s with triumphantly hopeful hits “Sound of Sunshine,” “Say Hey (I Love You)” and “I Obtained You,” in addition to six Prime 30 Scorching AC singles, 10 Prime 25 AAA Singles and three Billboard Prime 5 Rock Albums. Spearhead’s twelfth studio album Observe Your Coronary heart, launched in June 2022 and debuted at No. 2 on the iTunes Pop Chart behind Harry Kinds. 

Franti resides in Bali when he’s not on tour and owns Soulshine Bali, a 32-room top-rated boutique resort situated in Ubud, Bali that focuses on pleasure by wellness and music, providing distinctive retreat alternatives and lodging, together with particular occasions and celebrations. Soulshine Bali continues to develop and develop with latest renovations, together with a second restaurant, day membership, panoramic yoga shala, and a brand new spa. For extra data, go to soulshinebali.com. 

In January 2019, Franti launched his self-directed documentary Keep Human, which gained an array of awards at movie festivals worldwide and influenced his writing for his album Keep Human Vol II (Thirty Tigers), which debuted at No. 1 on each the Americana and Impartial Album charts and acquired important acclaim from USA In the present day, Billboard, Related Press, and Paste. 

Bhakti Fest is a pioneering gathering identified for continuous yoga, kirtan and different non secular and aware music, meditation, sound therapeutic, vegetarian delicacies, therapeutic bodywork, non secular research, aware group, and transformation that continues to function a beacon for non secular seekers from world wide. After a COVID-driven break since 2019, the competition is happy to welcome its followers residence. 

Pageant producer Bella Silberfein notes, “having Michael Franti seem at a Bhakti Fest occasion has been a objective of ours since we began in 2009. We’re so thrilled he’s headlining our first competition post-COVID and are wanting ahead to integrating his vibe and followers into our competition.”

The competition returns with all-star yoga instructors, together with Yogrishi Vishvketu, Shiva Rea, Kia Miller, Andrew Sealy, Carmen Curtis, Tejal Patel, Tommy Rosen, Govind Das & Jacqueline, Harpinder Kaur Mann, Michael Brian Baker, MC Yogi, Amanda Giacomini, and native favourite, City Yoga’s Kristin Olson. From those that have by no means stepped foot on a yoga mat to those that don’t journey with out one, all scholar ranges are welcome and inspired to attend. 

A curator of sacred sound, Bhakti Fest will host continuous Kirtan and chant, together with different aware music, throughout varied musical genres, together with blues, rock, pop, gospel, conventional, and hip-hop. Along with Franti, headliners embody Grammy nominees Pato Banton, Krishna Das, and MC YOGI. This 12 months’s musicians additionally embody favorites akin to Desert Dwellers, Snow Raven, Sol Rising, Kirtaniyas, Satsang, DJ Drez & Marti Nikko, David Starfire, Raghunath, Hanuman Mission, Nina Rao, Radhika Das, Gina Sala, Karnamrita, and plenty of extra.

Bhakti Fest supplies individuals the distinctive alternative to work together and study from a few of the best luminaries of our time. Audio system embody Radhanath Swami, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswatiji, Jai Devi Singh, Nidhi Pandya, Indy Rishi, Scott Blossom, Reginald Hubbard, Zoe Kors, and Tejal Patel. As all the time, Bhakti Fest will display digital Satsang with the legendary, dearly departed Ram Dass, whose guide Be Right here Now helped convey Jap philosophy west within the Nineteen Seventies. 

No household competition is full with no Children’ Village! Within the cool shade, enjoyable, bodily, artistic, musical, and aware actions present a chance for folks and youngsters to get pleasure from time collectively. 

Bhaktis will feast on varied uncooked, vegan, and vegetarian meals and beverage choices. There’s an intensive market with eco-friendly, sustainable distributors providing clothes, devotional artwork, musical devices, CDs, crafts, jewellery, and extra. 

Lodging onsite embody glamping, tenting, and RV parking. There are additionally a number of accommodations inside just a few miles of the campground that provide reductions for attendees. 

With a world-class lineup of musicians and yoga instructors, aware workshops, and artisan distributors, Bhakti Fest affords essentially the most heart-opening, consciousness -raising expertise of any competition on the scene right this moment. Attendees describe the competition as “immersed within the best aware occasion you will have ever skilled, crammed with music, yoga, dancing, love, mild, and heart-centered group.”

Tickets for Bhakti Fest 2023 can be found right here. The non-profit competition donates a share of its funds to charities and different nonprofit teams that present meals, schooling, and environmental beautification applications worldwide. These embody Meals for Life Vrindavan, Love Serve Keep in mind Basis, Ramana’s Backyard, Share Your Care, and the Seva Basis.

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For extra data, please see bhaktifest.com. All Bhakti Fest expertise and our producer can be found for interviews. For press wants, please contact Susan von Seggern at susan@susanvonseggern.com or 213-840-0077.