Michael Franti

Michael Franti is a singer, songwriter, folk musician, and peace activist that I stumbled across recently thanks to my beautiful girlfriend Jenny. His music is pretty dang good, and he also has a documentary that is worth checking out called I Know I'm Not Alone. He has toured with U2 and become something of a protest music icon. He signed for a little while with a major record label, but then retreated from the major label treadmill to recenter himself. He sings about justice, peace, the dignity of human life, international corporations, etc. etc. I think you get the idea. Check him out.