Penguin Cafe - Rain Before Seven... Artist_Thomas Newman bassist Stephen 'Wil' Williams and

bassist Stephen 'Wil' Williams and drummer Kevin Gritton

The six songs last almost 40 minutes and include the 11 minute plus centrepiece

The title track draws upon the song written by South African bassist Johnny Dyani and the result is spectacular

Rita Marley and Hortense Ellis (with a guest appearance by her brother Alton)

Penguin Cafe - Rain Before Seven... Artist_Thomas Newman bassist Stephen 'Wil' Williams andA sense of optimism infuses Penguin Cafes fifth studio album Rain Before Seven not the braggadocious, overconfident kind, but more a blithe, self effacing optimism in keeping with the national character. Even when all signs point to the contrary, it operates within the certainty that things are going to be alright. Probably. The title comes from an old weather proverb with the rhyming prognostication fine before eleven hinting at a happy ending,