skunk Anansie

Origin: London, England
Years active: 1994 - 2001
Former members:Ace,  Cass, Mark Richardson, Skin, Robbie France

Skunk Anansie were an English rock band whose members included Skin (Deborah Dyer),
Cass (Richard Lewis), Ace (Martin Kent) and Mark Richardson. The group formed in
1994 and disbanded in 2001. They were named after the West African folk tales of Anansie
The spider-man, with “Skunk” added to “make the name nastier.” They were often grouped as part
Of a Britrock movement, running alongside Britpop.