Penguin Cafe Orchestra

The Penguin Café Orchestra was a loose assembly of various musicians headed by Simon Jeffes (Sussex, England, 1949-1997).

Jeffes became interested in the relative freedom in ethnic music and decided to imbue his wor

The Penguin Café Orchestra was a loose assembly of various musicians headed by Simon Jeffes (Sussex, England, 1949-1997).

Jeffes became interested in the relative freedom in ethnic music and decided to imbue his work with the same sense of immediacy and spirit. The group's sound is not easy to categorise but has elements of exuberant folk music mixed with the minimalist, repetitive composition of Philip Glass.