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The penguins


Country and town: Spain/ Sant Feliu de Llobregat

Primary style: Reggae

Secondary style: Original ska

Founded in: 2005

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Musicias and instruments

Xavi Haro (drums)
Robert Valls (bass)
Oriol Serna (guitar)
Bernat Romagosa (Guitar)
Sergi Beltran (keyboard)
Eduard Polls (Saxo tenor)
Francesc Polls(Saxo alto)
Genis Navarro (trompeta)
Francesc Puiggros (trombo)
Albert Carrera (flauta travessera)
Axel Domingo (singer)
Ramon Miravet (singer)

Published records



The Penguins began life in Sant Feliu de Llobregat in March 2006, out of a combo band formed in the local music school, where some of their members study. After 3 years of activity and numerous changes, the band - also known as ?JH CREW? - has managed to earn a place in the Catalan Jamaican scene as a young band with interesting present and a promising future.

Seven months after stepping into the recording studio, the band has released its first album, in both CD and 10? format, which is meant to serve as the band?s fair and true introduction letter. The album is titled ?ARTIC JAMBOREE?, a pun on the current non-existent penguin population in the North Pole, and features 6 self-composed songs with lots of attitude, which, liked or not, will leave no one indifferent. One must highlight the outstanding sound quality of the recording, as well as the CD mixing, which has been carried out by R. Sánchez, one of the most important Spanish reggae producers.

Their music is strongly influenced by the Ska played by Eric Morris, Derrick Morgan, Skatalites of Prince Buster, along with the reggae style of The Piooners, Desmond Dekker, Toots & The Maytals and the Crystalites. It is also worth mentioning how important current Catalan bands like Soweto or The Cabrians have been for the younger members of the band. Their repertoire is based on self-composed songs, rounded out with widely-known classic Ska covers, such as: ?You Are the One I Need?, ?Puss in Bag? or ?Latin Goes to Ska?.

They have had the chance to share the stage with the Jamaican singer Dave Barker, The Toasters and the One Night Band from Canada, among many of the other main bands from the peninsular Jamaican scene, such as: Ranking Soldiers, Soweto, The Cabrians, Hermano L, Morodo, Kinky Coo Coo?s, Familia Torelli, Los Retrovisores, Thorpedians...

Two of the most important characteristics of The Penguins are:
1 ? Their live performance. A real bash. 11 people on stage, to the rhythm of reggae and Ska, trying to convey to their public the way they feel while at doing what they like the most.
2 ? The band?s appeal to a wide range of ages, from 16 to 31 years old, proving that Ska brings generations together.

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