Chumbawamba were a British
alternative music band that had, over a career spanning three decades, played
anarcho-punk,
pop-influenced music,
world music, and
folk music. The band's
anarchist politics exhibit an irreverent attitude toward authority, and the band has been forthright in its stances on issues including
animal rights,
pacifism (early in their career) and later regarding
class struggle,
feminism,
gay liberation,
pop culture and
anti-fascism.