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".http://www.thetribeuk.com/main.cfm?section=aboutus They were part of the Christian charity, "The Message", which is famous for its eden projects in Manchesterhttp://www.message.org.uk. 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.http://www.jesus.org.uk/ja/mag_talkingto_hawthorne.shtml The Tribe disbanded in 2004.http://web.salvationarmy.org.uk/alove/news_tribe.asp 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 Innerv