Biography
The Beatnigs
Effective period / Period of releases: 1988
Members: Michael Franti, Kevin Carnes, Rono Tse, Henry Flood, Andre Flores, Troy Dixon
American band from San Francisco, CA, active 1986-1990.Combined hardcore punk, industrial and hip hop influences, described as an avant-garde industrial jazz poets collective. Michael Franti and Rono Tse went on to form The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Kevin Carnes later founded Broun Fellinis.