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Penguin Cafe at Barbican Centre
Courtesy of Cami B | Posted on January 5, 2011
Where
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
London
Map
020 7382 6199
When
Wed, February 9, 2011
7:30pm
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Musicians
Portico Quartet
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
Penguin Cafe's music has infiltrated daily life from films like Napoleon Dynamite to countless theme tunes, and they've played festivals from Bestival and The Big Chill to a sold out Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms. Their sound is at once familiar and new, combining acoustic power and a beguiling, feisty charm.
Electronica meets 21st century-jazz in Portico Quartet's melodic, rhythmic music that mixes the inspiration of Philip Glass and Steve Reich with a very contemporary kind of improvisation. It's the blend of ethereal saxophone, splattering electronics, otherworldly Hang, clattering drums and earthy double-bass that gives their music its unique sound...