The Tribe (dance band)

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World Wide Message Tribe
Also known as	The Tribe
Origin	Manchester, United Kingdom
Genre(s)	dance music, Christian music
Years active	1991-2004
Label(s)	N'Soul/Diamante, Warner Bros., Resolve/Diamante
Associated acts	BlushUK, LZ7 (The Message), ShineMK, V*enna, tbc, thebandwithnoname (Innervation)
Former members
Andy Hawthorne Mark Pennells Andy Pennells Zarc Porter Elaine Hanley Sani Beth Vickers Redman Cameron Danté Deronda K Lewis Collette Smethurst Claire Prosser Emma Owen Tim Owen Lindz West

The Tribe, formerly the World Wide Message Tribe (WWMT), were a British Christian dance band. Their aim was to "to communicate the gospel to young people in Greater Manchester".^[1] They were part of the Christian charity, " The Message", which is famous for its Eden projects in Manchester^[2].

1 Background
2 Discography
- 2.1 Singles
3 References
- 3.1 Notes
4 External links

[edit] Background

The World Wide Message Tribe formed in 1991, and grew out of an evangelistic project called "Message to Schools" run by fashion designer Mark Pennells and singer Andy Hawthorne.^[3] The Tribe disbanded in 2004.^[4]

The line-up of "the tribe" varied over the 13 years and included many recognised christian artists including, Andy Hawthorne (director of the message), Mark Pennells (co-director of Innervation trust), Zarc Porter (also co-director of Innervation Trust as well as producer for most of the Tribe's musical output), Elaine Hanley, Lorraine Williams, Sani, Beth Redman (internationally known artist and author and wife of Matt Redman; She was later in a band called Storm which released an eponymous album in 1998.^[5]), Cameron Danté (formerly of Bizarre Inc.), Deronda K Lewis, Collette Smethurst, Claire Prosser, Emma and Tim Owen, Lindz West, George Mhondera and Quintin Delport (George and Quintin were formally members of SA band, M.I.C. and have now set up a new band called Whistlejacket) among others.

The Tribe's parent company, The Message Trust, have since created two bands, BlushUK (a girl band) and LZ7, a hip hop band fronted by ex-Tribe member Lindz West. "Genetik", the tribe academy has been set up with the vision to train up young evangelists in an Urban or Creative course at its Manchester base. Mark Pennells and Zarc Porter have also continued to put together evangelistic bands as part of the Innervation Trust including Shinemk, V*enna, thebandwithnoname, tbc and others.

The group won three GMA Dove Awards.^[6]

[edit] Discography

WWMT - Take A Long Hike With The Chosen Few (N*Soul/Diamante, 1993) - N*Soul's first cd
WWMT - Dance Planet (N*Soul/Diamante, 1995) - Compilation, #1 radio hits
WWMT - Jumping in the House of God (Warner Alliance, 1995)
WWMT - We Don't Get What We Deserve (Warner Alliance, 1995)
WWMT - Jumping in the House of God II (Alliance, 1996) - Various Artists
WWMT - Revived (Warner Alliance, 1996) - Compilation
WWMT - Heatseeker (Warner Resound, 1997)
WWMT - Jumping in the House of God III (Alliance, 1998) - Various Artists
WWMT - Frantik (Resolve/Diamante, 1999)
The Tribe - Take Back The Beat (Alliance, 2001) - 3 tracks/video cd-rom
The Tribe - Raise Your Game (Authentic, 2003)
The Tribe - Message to the Masses (2004) - Compilation

[edit] Singles

Year	Song	Album	Billboard Chart	Position
1996	"The Real Thing"	Jumping in the House of God	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	#22

[edit] References

Andy Hawthorne, Diary of a Dangerous Vision, Kingsway Books, 15 April 2004, ISBN 1-84291-184-8
"Tribal History", Cross Rhythms 83, 14th November 2004.
Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "World Wide Message Tribe", Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, First printing, Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1056-1057. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
"World Wide Message Tribe" (September / October 1998). 7ball Magazine (20).
"World Wide Message Tribe" (July / August 1996). 7ball Magazine (07).