Penguin Cafe Orchestra
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Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Summary
Penguin Cafe Orchestra is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (858 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Penguin Cafe Orchestra's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
- Penguin Cafe Orchestra's genre is jazz[4].
- Penguin Cafe Orchestra's record label is recorded as Obscure Records[5].
- Penguin Cafe Orchestra's record label is recorded as E.G. Records[6].
- Penguin Cafe Orchestra's Commons category is recorded as Penguin Café[7].
- Penguin Cafe Orchestra's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
- 1972 marks the founding of Penguin Cafe Orchestra[9].
- Penguin Cafe Orchestra's official website is recorded as https://www.penguincafe.com[10].
- Penguin Cafe Orchestra's start of work period is recorded as 1972[11].
- Penguin Cafe Orchestra's significant person is recorded as Simon Jeffes[12].
- Penguin Cafe Orchestra's significant person is recorded as Arthur Jeffes[13].
Product Details
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Type: Group[14]
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Country: GB[15]
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Began / founded: 1973[16]
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Ended / dissolved: 1997[17]
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Genre(s): avant-garde, contemporary classical, folk, jazz, minimalism[18]
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Community tags: avant-garde, british, contemporary classical, english, folk, jazz, minimalism, uk, world[19]
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MusicBrainz ID: 4dfadf48-e15b-4fc2-a800-2b68702a72d5[20]
Body
Founding
1972 marks the founding of Penguin Cafe Orchestra[9].
Why It Matters
Penguin Cafe Orchestra ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (858 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]