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Skunk Anansie were an England|English rock music|rock band whose members included Skin (singer)|Skin (Deborah Dyer), Cass (Richard Lewis), Ace (Martin Kent) and Mark Richardson (musician)|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<ref name="wilson">{{cite book | first=Dave | last=Wilson | title=''Rock Formations: Categorical Answers To How Band Names Were Formed'' | pages=230-1 | id=ISBN 0-9748483-5-2 | url=http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=tOpB23GGxAIC&pg=PA230&lpg=PA230&dq=Skunk+Anansie&sig=np-7M5M_G6P5wfasZABEtit9fio </ref>, with “Skunk†added to “make the name nastier.â€<ref name="amgbio">{{cite web | title=Biography: Skunk Anansie | work=All Music Guide | url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fr5zefek7gf3~T1 | accessmonthday=November 22 | accessyear=2005</ref> They were often grouped as part of a Britrock movement, running alongside Britpop.
Line-up
*Vocals: Deborah Dyer|Skin (born Deborah Dyer, 3 August 1967, Brixton)
*Bass: Cass (born Richard Keith Lewis, 1 September, 1960, in London)
*Guitar: Ace (Martin Ivor Kent, 30 March 1967, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England)
*Drums: Mark Richardson (musician)|Mark Richardson (born 28 May, 1970, in Leeds)