Who are Skunk Anansie?
Skunk Anansie are a vibrant, exciting British band that have managed to gather a big following with their exhilarating live performances and dynamite recordings. The music is the perfect combination of funk, punk, heavy rock and reggae styles, guaranteed to set the place on fire! What does the name Skunk Anansie mean? The band got the name from the black haired creature, with the white stripe down the back, well known for the nasty smell it emits when threatened (the Skunk!). Anansie is a spider from Jamaican folk stories. Who’s who? –> L->R Mark, Skin, Ace, Cass Skin – Deborah Anne Dyer – Lead vocals. Birthday 3/9/1969, Brixton. To quote Ace, Skin has “so much energy that it’s contagious”. After SA Skin went on to a solo career, with album Fleshwounds. Cass – Richard Keith Lewis – Bass. 1/9/1960, London. The prolific, dreadlocked force hitting the bass through all of SA’s songs, Cass met Skin in a coffee bar in Ealing through “a mutual enemy”. Cass has a keen interest in photography,
