“Simon stopped us sounding naff,” was cellist Helen Liebmann’s blunt conclusion. As a performing entity, the idiosyncratic Penguin formation – with its uncategorisable blend of ethnic folk, minimalist ...

I was 17 when Simon Jeffes passed away and sadly I never got the chance to meet him whilst he was still walking this earth with his infamous Penguin Cafe Orchestra. There are some parallels between ...

Penguin Cafe Share South America-Inspired 'Find Your Feet' Single by Michael Major - June 20, 2023 Penguin Cafe share the latest single from their upcoming album Rain Before Seven… The group will ...

Penguin Cafe’s music has infiltrated daily life from films like Napoleon Dynamite to countless theme tunes, and they’ve played festivals and venues ranging from Bestival and The Big Chill to a sold ...