Penya - Penya

Cat. no: LIMLP001
Format: LP
Barcode: 5056032341609
Release Date: 7th May 2021
Genre: World Music

It’s an exciting return for the band who have been championed by the likes of Gilles Peterson and lit up festival and club stages in the UK and beyond.

Penya look set to carry on the momentum with high profile support on BBC Radio 6 music and Worldwide FM to add to an influx of preorders from fans. Penya’s debut LP “Superliminal” was released via On the Corner Records in 2018. 

Gilles Peterson highlighted the band as “one to watch” and they enjoyed widespread support that included Tom Ravenscroft, Stuart Maconie, Jeremy Soul, Bonobo Worldwide FM, Boiler Room and The Vinyl Factory. 

Championed by Gilles Peterson, Bonobo and across BBC Radio 6, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 1 and Worldwide FM Fans of Dengue Dengue Dengue, Clap! Clap!, Photay, Melt Yourself Down, Onipa and Khalab will enjoy Penya Innovative “Global” electronic dance floor sound mixed with organic vocal, live percussion and instrumental elements, recorded at Peter Gabriel’s “Real World” 

Penya have made numerous live appearances, Worldwide Festival Leysin, We Out Here festival, Fusion Festival (Germany) and End of the Road festival (where they featured in a live broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction to name a few, as well as supporting bands like Melt Yourself Down, and Sons of Kemet.

Studio work has expanded via collaborative releases with Dengue Dengue Dengue, Photay, Sarathy Korwar and the Tanzanian artist Msafiri Zawose 

Tracks: Elevation / False Prophets / Trail Of Aw / Baba Meyi / The Dazzling One / Therapist / The Lovers / Poco Pello / La M r / The World Is Full Of Gentle Souls