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Skunk Anansie

Formed in 1994

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Skunk Anansie are a British rock band whose members include Skin (vocals, guitar), Cass (bass, guitar), Ace (guitar) and Mark Richardson (drums).

Skunk Anansie formed in 1994, disbanded in 2001 and reformed in 2009. The name "Skunk Anansie" is taken from Akan folk tales of Anansi the spider-man of Ghana, with "Skunk" added to "make the name nastier".

They have released seven studio albums: Paranoid & Sunburnt (1995), Stoosh (1996), Post Orgasmic Chill (1999), Wonderlustre (2010), Black Traffic (2012) Anarchytecture (2016) and The Painful Truth (2025); one compilation album, Smashes and Trashes (2009); and several hit singles, including "Charity", "Hedonism", "Selling Jesus" and "Weak".

They are often grouped as part of the Britrock movement, as opposed to the contemporary Britpop of their early years due to their overall harder sound. The band, in 2004, was named as one of the most successful UK chart acts between 1952 and 2003 by the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, with a total of 142 weeks on both the singles and album charts ranking them at No. 491. Skunk Anansie have sold five million records.

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Skunk Anansie est un groupe de rock alternatif britannique, originaire de Londres, en Angleterre, formé en 1994 dont le membre le plus remarquable est la chanteuse au crâne rasé, Deborah Dyer (alias Skin) qui est accompagnée d’Ace à la guitare, Cass à la basse et Mark Richardson à la batterie. Il est dissous en 2001 après avoir sorti trois albums — Paranoid and Sunburnt (1995), Stoosh (1996), et Post Orgasmic Chill (1999) — qui ont connu le succès dans toute l'Europe. Le groupe se reforme en 2009, et sort quatre autres albums studio, — Wonderlustre (2010), Black Traffic (2012), Anarchytecture (2016) et The Painful Truth (2025) —, ainsi qu'un album en concert.

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