Penguin Café

Bringing together nine talented musicians from every walk of musical life,Arthur Jeffes has successfully continued his late father Simon’s originalconcept of the Penguin Cafe Orchestra with a new nine-piece ensemble.Penguin Café now stands as one of Britain’s most jauntily eccentric bandswith upbeat folk strums, North African strains, a little blues, someclassical minimalism, elements of nyman, glass, folk, swing, dance, a hintof calypso and a touch of celtic fire.This sound is at once familiar and new, initially appearing deceptivelyslight by combining acoustic power with a unique mix of ukuleles, strings,percussion, electric bass, piano and even such quirks as a reverberatingpiece of toughened glass. It’s a recipe that makes the unlikely blend ofafrican rhythm, folk fiddle and classical cadences become a sweet sound torelish.Their only Sydney concert will include new material written by ArthurJeffes including material from the new album A Matter Of Life, some ofthe best-known...