Skunk Anansie

Skunk Anansie were an English rock band, notable for having a black, skinhead, female singer, named Skin (Deborah Dyer). Other members included Cass (Richard Lewis) on bass guitar, Ace (Martin Kent) on gui

Skunk Anansie were an English rock band, notable for having a black, skinhead, female singer, named Skin (Deborah Dyer). Other members included Cass (Richard Lewis) on bass guitar, Ace (Martin Kent) on guitar and Mark Richardson, who replaced the original drummer, Robbie France. The group formed in 1994, and broke up in 2001. They were named after the West Indian folk tales of Anansie the spider-man, with "Skunk" added to "make the name nastier". They were sometimes grouped as part of a Britrock movement, running alongside Britpop.

The group played its first gig at London's Splash club in March 1994 and soon after that two of their songs, "Feed" and "Selling Jesus", appeared on the soundtrack to the movie Strange Days in 1995. "Selling Jesus" became Skunk Anansie's controversial second song to receive radio play, following their first radio release "Little Baby Swastikkka". In 1995 they were voted Best New British Band by the readers of Kerrang! magazine. They were also voted best British Live Act in the same magazine in 1996. In 1997 they were nominated for Best Live Act and Best Group at the MTV Europe Music Awards.