Editing Anansi (section)

===Music===
*The English rock band [[Skunk Anansie]] (1994–2001, 2009–present) took the name of the spider-man of the West African folk tales, but with a slightly different spelling, and added "Skunk" to the name, to make the name nastier.<ref>{{cite web | title=Biography: Skunk Anansie | publisher=AllMusic | url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p165457/biography|pure_url=yes}} | access-date=22 November 2005}}</ref>
*Children's singer [[Raffi]] wrote and recorded the song "Anansi" for his 1979 ''[[Corner Grocery Store]]'' album. The song describes Anansi as a spider and a man. It tells a story about Anansi being lazy yet clever, using flattery to trick some crows into shaking loose ripe mangoes from his mango tree for Anansi to enjoy without having to pick them himself.
*Cuban artist [[Celia Cruz]] performed the song "Guede Zaina", a prayer devoted to Anansi, who is heavily associated with the [[Lwa]] "Gede Zarenyen" or "Gede Zariyen", both which translate to "Ghede Spider" in [[Haitian Creole]]. Akin to the song's Haitian origins, it is sung entirely in the respective language and its lyrics petition the Spider spirit for protection from danger. It was featured in her album ''Homenaje A Los Santos, Vol. 2'', where [[Afro-Cuban]] religions were a major theme;<ref name="salsa_cruz">{{cite thesis|last=Rodríguez-Torres|first=Caridad Milagros|title=Celia Cruz, Ícono Global De La Salsa: Africanía, Nostalgia, y Carnaval|year=2014|publisher=[[Arizona State University|Arizona State]]|degree=PhD|language=es|url=https://repository.asu.edu/attachments/143323/content/RodriguezTorres_asu_0010E_14345.pdf|access-date=19 March 2019|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330201706/https://repository.asu.edu/attachments/143323/content/RodriguezTorres_asu_0010E_14345.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{rp|15–38}} several songs directly referenced African deities, including a song named after the [[Yoruba religion|Yoruba]] deity [[Shango]],<ref name="salsa_cruz" />{{rp|30}} for example.