A clubnight held at The Lanes on Friday 13th May. The event starts at 21:00pm.
Peng presents
DJ Dr Bob Jones - (Mi-Soul / Southport Weekender)
Celestine - Live Vocal Set
Andy Compton - (The Rurals / Peng)
Harri Pepper - Stamp The Wax / Slix Disco)
Expect to hear Soul / Funk / Afro / Disco / Boogie / House
The first Peng Record monthly features some serious talent from the UK’s soul music scene -
Dr Bob Jones
with nearly 50 years of DJ experience under his belt !
Andy Compton,
Owner of Peng Records and one of the most prolific House/Soul producers in the UK, having just released his 30th album!
Celestine
Nationally known from TV appearances, has one of the strongest voices in UK soul music, and features on the last 2 Andy Compton Albums on Peng.
Harri Pepper
Has a quality record collection and knows how to get the dancefloor moving with his Disco belters!
This is going to be a night to remember!
Dr Bob Jones - A Lifetime in Black Music
Bob Jones career in the music started in May 1967 His music policy was, as it is now, the highest quality black music, featuring soul, dance and jazz, and he has been recognised worldwide as one of the first DJs ever to play jazz to a dance floor as early as 1971. It’s seems unbelievable to think Dr Bob is still filling dance-floors across planet Earth 48 years since he started in May 1967. In 1979 he was instrumental in DJing at the world's first ever soul and jazz Dance Weekender at Caister in Norfolk, England, and went on to play at 24 Caisters.
He has played in numerous clubs and venues across England, Europe and the world and In 1987, Dr Bob DJ’d at the first Southport Dance Weekender, started by Northern club promoter Alex Lowes. This event gained full respect from the music industry worldwide with the good Dr playing 44 Weekenders [22years] He also DJ’d at the famous Monday night Jazz Sessions at London's Wag Club alongside Gilles Peterson, Kevin Beadle and Sylvester, and was resident at the now famous Sunday Jazz Sessions at Dingwalls , Camden Lock, London with Gilles Peterson and Kev Beadle.
In 1990 he was approached by the American music giant Motown Records, to remix and additionally produce a record by The Temptations. The result was a credible dance record and an international hit 'The Joneses'. The recording by the artists known as 'Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince' uses Dr Bob’s rhythm track he produced for ‘The Jones’ , and Bob is now credited as a co-writer of 'Boom - Shake the Room', this reached No 1 in over 14 countries He was also instrumental in giving Coldcut the idea to record Yazz's No 1 Record 'The Only Way is Up', which sold 6 million copies and became the biggest selling single at the time.
Since then Bob has produced over 30 different artists including Terry Callier, Al Green, Daryl Hall, Swing Out Sister, Izit, Squeeze, and Bobby Womack. He has also given his expertise on the history of black music consulting and starring in Lenny Henry's 'New Soul Nation' on Channel 4 in 1994, and was Music Consultant to BBC 2's 'Late Show' on The British Black Music Industry in 1995, and has just completed a film treatment for 'A History of UK Black Music'. Jones is also one of the founder members of The British Rhythm & Blues Association - the BRBA.
His own club night 'The Surgery' started in London's West End in the 80s and is still appears at various London venues, some 30 years later. In December 1995 he opened a successful soulful dance night at the Blue Note club in London's Hoxton Square. The night was called 'LIFT' and was given top marks by the music media and critics. It featured some of the UK's top underground DJs like Harvey, The Idjut Boys, Harri, Glenn Gunner and Phil Asher and contributed to Bob winning 'Best British Club DJ' for 95, 96, & 97. In July 1996 he was asked to play at Universe's Tribal Gathering - a massive dance attracting over 30.000 clubbers. He accepted and appeared at the same event again in May 1997. He also appeared at 'Universe','Creamfields', 'V98' and Big Chill Festivals, and is a regular DJ for the 'Bud Ice Bus'.
Over the last 35 years, he has compiled albums and written sleeve notes for various major labels in the field of black music, including Sony/Epic in Japan after a 10 day tour there in 1994. Bob has compiled a '90's Soul LP' for Beechwood Music - the company responsible for the highly successful Mastercuts LP series (normal sales are 40,000+) - and also an anthology album entitled 'Stop and Listen Volume 1' (Barely Breaking Even Records). This was released to celebrate Bob's amazing 30 years as a DJ in May 1997. Jones put together the immensely successful 'Soul Spectrum and Jazz Spectrum LP's' for the Barely Breaking Even imprint and compiled the 'Inspirational Dance' LP for Slip 'n' Slide Records in the summer of 1999. It's all this and more that has earned him the reputation of being one of the world's leading authorities on the subject of black music. He has also owned Black on Black Records and was consultant A & R for the eclectic soulful dance label Chilli Funk.
Dr Bob Jones has won awards in the Music Press for Best Radio Presenter on his radio show - especially for his in-depth interviews with top soul singers Terry Callier, Millie Jackson, Will Downing, Isaac Hayes, and Kerri Chandler amongst others. His radio show 'The Surgery' was, until January 1999, on London’s Kiss 100 [9yrs], BBC Radio London [6 yrs] and Bob also contributed a weekly slot to Finland's Radio Mafia.
Dr.Bob is still DJ’ing and lecturing on Black Music all over the world and in May 2012 celebrated an amazing 45 years in music and has just completed work on an educational project involving the history of Black Music titled ‘Sound Of The Drum’. His long running radio show ‘The Surgery’ is now every Sunday 3-5pm [UK time] on www.mi-soul.com . He is also currently writing a book on his 49 plus years in the music business.
Andy Compton
Deeply prolific Bristol-based house connoisseur Andy Compton has released over 29 albums and over 135 EPs (either under his own name or as part of his legendary group The Rurals, COMPTON or L.A.M.P) on his essential Peng label and imprints like Ralf GUM’s GOGO Music, Chicago’s LARGE Music, Seasons, Viva, Hed Kandi and many others.
Output from Peng and The Rurals has been the focus of four South Africa-specific collections on Sony's House Afrika: 2002’s ‘Sunday Sessions 1’, 2005’s ‘Sunday Sessions 2’, 2010’s 4-CD set ‘House Afrika Grooves’. 2011’s ‘Kholofelo Remixed’, features a lustrous line-up of top-notch remixes of his material, no less than eight of which come from South African producers. And, the “Experience Peng” tripple pack CD is now available on Universal. Also, watch out for his newest solo album "Ubuntu" which has hit the streets.
South Africa has embraced Andy's deep house sounds, and because of his popularity over there, and albums released via EMI, SONY, WEA, and now Universal, he has done 17 South African tours in the past 5 years.
Since discovering house music in the early ‘90s Compton has released a dazzling array of music and worked with an army of artists (from Motown legends to budding underground names like Detroit's Pirahnahead). He’s been featured on the cover of the seminal DJ Magazine and had his music used in TV show Six Feet Under, while tunes like “Sweeter Sounds” have become bona fide anthems at spots like NY’s Shelter. He has worked with top class vocalists Ladybird, Diviniti, Kafele, Rowan, Celestine, Nathaniel Lewis, Sabrina Chyld and many others!
Compton's Dj skills have turned heads and twisted bodies worldwide, with his thumping brew of electronic beats swathed in coolly-crafted melodies, with Peng becoming one of the premiere labels on the planet, garnering support from house big-hitters like Louie Vega, Larry Heard, Mark Farina and Osunlade (to name a few).
All this has solidified Compton’s reputation as one of the most respected house music players on the planet.
Celestine
Performing at some of the UK’s most prestigious venues (Royal Albert Hall – Cancer Research, Dominion Theatre, London – Royal Variety Performance and The Grosvenor House Hotel, London – Rainbow Trust Ball, Celestine has honed her craft as a musical performer and dancer supporting and gracing the same stages of some of the biggest names in music (Pee Wee Ellis, Millie Jackson, Mica Paris, Sade, Dame Shirley Bassey, Lionel Richie).
Her voice is so personal and unique; it cannot be compared to another artist both past and present. Live performances are full of musical conversation through intrepid improvisation and scatting solo’s. Tasteful melismatic and syllabic singing enables Celestine to cross musical genres with flair, conveying power and mysticism, showcasing integrity and unlocking the emotion of every song.
Appearing most recently on the acclaimed BBC1 show, The Voice UK 2014, Celestine wowed the judges/coaches and audience with her powerful vocals and dynamic stage presence leading to a coveted spot on Sir Tom Jones' Team.
With her debut album ‘Secret Side’ under her belt, 2013 brought progression and saw Celestine bring together some of the top musicians the UK has to offer, and combine the talents she is most passionate about into a new project, Celestine's Native Synergy. A unique project of original music compositions fusing Soul, Funk, Gospel, Jazz/Blues with Traditional African Rhythms/Songs, and accompanying dance pieces influenced by Traditional African Dance.
In 2013 Celestine also collaborated with Andy Compton (from The Rurals) to create the beautiful song 'Kiss From Above' for his 'Ubuntu' album.
Celestine again collaborated in the studio with Andy in 2014/2015, Recording vocals for the COMPTON 'Bristol Boogie' album, and Andy Compton's Sowetan Onesteps, Breaking into the South African market.
2016 will see new music and live performances brought to audiences that translate the true unique character and vibrancy of this project.
Imagine a mix of Nina Simone’s stage presence, Millie Jackson’s forthright humour, Marvin Gaye’s grace and smooth disposition and Angelique Kidjo’s effervescent dynamism; you’re close to defining the kind of performer Celestine is.
Harri Pepper
Harri is the resident DJ for the monthly Slix Disco in Bristol. He also plays nationally for the fab online magazine ‘Stamp The Wax’.
He’s been collecting rare and groovy vinyl forever, and knows how to create the vibe on the dancefloor!
Peng
Peng was formed in 1999 by Andy Compton from the Rurals. The idea was to use the label exclusively for The Rurals’ releases but Peng soon gained cult status in the house/soul scene, releasing some of the finest deep and jazzy grooves on the planet, so, naturally, other great artists wanted in. The roster was expanded and now in 2016 the label is going stronger than ever! The current catalogue consists of over 140 singles, 35 albums, and songs have been licensed to literally hundreds of compilations…
Entry requirements:
DJ Dr Bob Jones - (Mi-Soul / Southport Weekender)
Celestine - Live Vocal Set
Andy Compton - (The Rurals / Peng)
Harri Pepper - Stamp The Wax / Slix Disco)
Expect to hear Soul / Funk / Afro / Disco / Boogie / House
The first Peng Record monthly features some serious talent from the UK’s soul music scene -
Dr Bob Jones
with nearly 50 years of DJ experience under his belt !
Andy Compton,
Owner of Peng Records and one of the most prolific House/Soul producers in the UK, having just released his 30th album!
Celestine
Nationally known from TV appearances, has one of the strongest voices in UK soul music, and features on the last 2 Andy Compton Albums on Peng.
Harri Pepper
Has a quality record collection and knows how to get the dancefloor moving with his Disco belters!
This is going to be a night to remember!
Dr Bob Jones - A Lifetime in Black Music
Bob Jones career in the music started in May 1967 His music policy was, as it is now, the highest quality black music, featuring soul, dance and jazz, and he has been recognised worldwide as one of the first DJs ever to play jazz to a dance floor as early as 1971. It’s seems unbelievable to think Dr Bob is still filling dance-floors across planet Earth 48 years since he started in May 1967. In 1979 he was instrumental in DJing at the world's first ever soul and jazz Dance Weekender at Caister in Norfolk, England, and went on to play at 24 Caisters.
He has played in numerous clubs and venues across England, Europe and the world and In 1987, Dr Bob DJ’d at the first Southport Dance Weekender, started by Northern club promoter Alex Lowes. This event gained full respect from the music industry worldwide with the good Dr playing 44 Weekenders [22years] He also DJ’d at the famous Monday night Jazz Sessions at London's Wag Club alongside Gilles Peterson, Kevin Beadle and Sylvester, and was resident at the now famous Sunday Jazz Sessions at Dingwalls , Camden Lock, London with Gilles Peterson and Kev Beadle.
In 1990 he was approached by the American music giant Motown Records, to remix and additionally produce a record by The Temptations. The result was a credible dance record and an international hit 'The Joneses'. The recording by the artists known as 'Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince' uses Dr Bob’s rhythm track he produced for ‘The Jones’ , and Bob is now credited as a co-writer of 'Boom - Shake the Room', this reached No 1 in over 14 countries He was also instrumental in giving Coldcut the idea to record Yazz's No 1 Record 'The Only Way is Up', which sold 6 million copies and became the biggest selling single at the time.
Since then Bob has produced over 30 different artists including Terry Callier, Al Green, Daryl Hall, Swing Out Sister, Izit, Squeeze, and Bobby Womack. He has also given his expertise on the history of black music consulting and starring in Lenny Henry's 'New Soul Nation' on Channel 4 in 1994, and was Music Consultant to BBC 2's 'Late Show' on The British Black Music Industry in 1995, and has just completed a film treatment for 'A History of UK Black Music'. Jones is also one of the founder members of The British Rhythm & Blues Association - the BRBA.
His own club night 'The Surgery' started in London's West End in the 80s and is still appears at various London venues, some 30 years later. In December 1995 he opened a successful soulful dance night at the Blue Note club in London's Hoxton Square. The night was called 'LIFT' and was given top marks by the music media and critics. It featured some of the UK's top underground DJs like Harvey, The Idjut Boys, Harri, Glenn Gunner and Phil Asher and contributed to Bob winning 'Best British Club DJ' for 95, 96, & 97. In July 1996 he was asked to play at Universe's Tribal Gathering - a massive dance attracting over 30.000 clubbers. He accepted and appeared at the same event again in May 1997. He also appeared at 'Universe','Creamfields', 'V98' and Big Chill Festivals, and is a regular DJ for the 'Bud Ice Bus'.
Over the last 35 years, he has compiled albums and written sleeve notes for various major labels in the field of black music, including Sony/Epic in Japan after a 10 day tour there in 1994. Bob has compiled a '90's Soul LP' for Beechwood Music - the company responsible for the highly successful Mastercuts LP series (normal sales are 40,000+) - and also an anthology album entitled 'Stop and Listen Volume 1' (Barely Breaking Even Records). This was released to celebrate Bob's amazing 30 years as a DJ in May 1997. Jones put together the immensely successful 'Soul Spectrum and Jazz Spectrum LP's' for the Barely Breaking Even imprint and compiled the 'Inspirational Dance' LP for Slip 'n' Slide Records in the summer of 1999. It's all this and more that has earned him the reputation of being one of the world's leading authorities on the subject of black music. He has also owned Black on Black Records and was consultant A & R for the eclectic soulful dance label Chilli Funk.
Dr Bob Jones has won awards in the Music Press for Best Radio Presenter on his radio show - especially for his in-depth interviews with top soul singers Terry Callier, Millie Jackson, Will Downing, Isaac Hayes, and Kerri Chandler amongst others. His radio show 'The Surgery' was, until January 1999, on London’s Kiss 100 [9yrs], BBC Radio London [6 yrs] and Bob also contributed a weekly slot to Finland's Radio Mafia.
Dr.Bob is still DJ’ing and lecturing on Black Music all over the world and in May 2012 celebrated an amazing 45 years in music and has just completed work on an educational project involving the history of Black Music titled ‘Sound Of The Drum’. His long running radio show ‘The Surgery’ is now every Sunday 3-5pm [UK time] on www.mi-soul.com . He is also currently writing a book on his 49 plus years in the music business.
Andy Compton
Deeply prolific Bristol-based house connoisseur Andy Compton has released over 29 albums and over 135 EPs (either under his own name or as part of his legendary group The Rurals, COMPTON or L.A.M.P) on his essential Peng label and imprints like Ralf GUM’s GOGO Music, Chicago’s LARGE Music, Seasons, Viva, Hed Kandi and many others.
Output from Peng and The Rurals has been the focus of four South Africa-specific collections on Sony's House Afrika: 2002’s ‘Sunday Sessions 1’, 2005’s ‘Sunday Sessions 2’, 2010’s 4-CD set ‘House Afrika Grooves’. 2011’s ‘Kholofelo Remixed’, features a lustrous line-up of top-notch remixes of his material, no less than eight of which come from South African producers. And, the “Experience Peng” tripple pack CD is now available on Universal. Also, watch out for his newest solo album "Ubuntu" which has hit the streets.
South Africa has embraced Andy's deep house sounds, and because of his popularity over there, and albums released via EMI, SONY, WEA, and now Universal, he has done 17 South African tours in the past 5 years.
Since discovering house music in the early ‘90s Compton has released a dazzling array of music and worked with an army of artists (from Motown legends to budding underground names like Detroit's Pirahnahead). He’s been featured on the cover of the seminal DJ Magazine and had his music used in TV show Six Feet Under, while tunes like “Sweeter Sounds” have become bona fide anthems at spots like NY’s Shelter. He has worked with top class vocalists Ladybird, Diviniti, Kafele, Rowan, Celestine, Nathaniel Lewis, Sabrina Chyld and many others!
Compton's Dj skills have turned heads and twisted bodies worldwide, with his thumping brew of electronic beats swathed in coolly-crafted melodies, with Peng becoming one of the premiere labels on the planet, garnering support from house big-hitters like Louie Vega, Larry Heard, Mark Farina and Osunlade (to name a few).
All this has solidified Compton’s reputation as one of the most respected house music players on the planet.
Celestine
Performing at some of the UK’s most prestigious venues (Royal Albert Hall – Cancer Research, Dominion Theatre, London – Royal Variety Performance and The Grosvenor House Hotel, London – Rainbow Trust Ball, Celestine has honed her craft as a musical performer and dancer supporting and gracing the same stages of some of the biggest names in music (Pee Wee Ellis, Millie Jackson, Mica Paris, Sade, Dame Shirley Bassey, Lionel Richie).
Her voice is so personal and unique; it cannot be compared to another artist both past and present. Live performances are full of musical conversation through intrepid improvisation and scatting solo’s. Tasteful melismatic and syllabic singing enables Celestine to cross musical genres with flair, conveying power and mysticism, showcasing integrity and unlocking the emotion of every song.
Appearing most recently on the acclaimed BBC1 show, The Voice UK 2014, Celestine wowed the judges/coaches and audience with her powerful vocals and dynamic stage presence leading to a coveted spot on Sir Tom Jones' Team.
With her debut album ‘Secret Side’ under her belt, 2013 brought progression and saw Celestine bring together some of the top musicians the UK has to offer, and combine the talents she is most passionate about into a new project, Celestine's Native Synergy. A unique project of original music compositions fusing Soul, Funk, Gospel, Jazz/Blues with Traditional African Rhythms/Songs, and accompanying dance pieces influenced by Traditional African Dance.
In 2013 Celestine also collaborated with Andy Compton (from The Rurals) to create the beautiful song 'Kiss From Above' for his 'Ubuntu' album.
Celestine again collaborated in the studio with Andy in 2014/2015, Recording vocals for the COMPTON 'Bristol Boogie' album, and Andy Compton's Sowetan Onesteps, Breaking into the South African market.
2016 will see new music and live performances brought to audiences that translate the true unique character and vibrancy of this project.
Imagine a mix of Nina Simone’s stage presence, Millie Jackson’s forthright humour, Marvin Gaye’s grace and smooth disposition and Angelique Kidjo’s effervescent dynamism; you’re close to defining the kind of performer Celestine is.
Harri Pepper
Harri is the resident DJ for the monthly Slix Disco in Bristol. He also plays nationally for the fab online magazine ‘Stamp The Wax’.
He’s been collecting rare and groovy vinyl forever, and knows how to create the vibe on the dancefloor!
Peng
Peng was formed in 1999 by Andy Compton from the Rurals. The idea was to use the label exclusively for The Rurals’ releases but Peng soon gained cult status in the house/soul scene, releasing some of the finest deep and jazzy grooves on the planet, so, naturally, other great artists wanted in. The roster was expanded and now in 2016 the label is going stronger than ever! The current catalogue consists of over 140 singles, 35 albums, and songs have been licensed to literally hundreds of compilations…
Entry requirements: