Over the past two decades, Danbert Nobacon has established himself as a fiercely politicized voice, overtly using popular music as a forum for his subversive and revolutionary messages. Beginning in 1982 as a founding member, vocalist and keyboardist in the anarchist collective Chumbawamba, Nobacon and the group spent the ‘80s and early ‘90s touring incessantly, squatting in protest of exorbitant housing costs, and recording musical manifestos.
Specifically concerned with anarchist and environmental causes, Nobacon has continued in this vein even after Chumbawamba went into hibernation in 2004 (the group continues to appear on rare occasions, most recently in February '07, celebrating its 25th year.) In 2005 he led a series of protest concerts against the G8 Summit in defiance of the Live 8 concert series.