Common Tongue

Bruce Burger, the creator and only person in Rebbe Spirit, created this groovy, percussion-heavy globe group in 1999. It really is an offshoot of Rebbe Spirit, formed in order that each extremely talented person in Burger’s backing music group could have an opportunity to display his/her abilities. Unlike Rebbe Spirit, which is mainly inspired by Hebrew music, Common Tongue gleans affects from a variety of cultures and varieties of music. Additionally it is a lot nearer to the rock and roll genre, and unlike Rebbe Spirit, which is frequently made up of Burger and something or two support music artists, Common Tongue hardly ever will go on-stage with significantly less than the entire instrumental lineup. Percussionist Casio Duarte of Brazil provides to the combine Latin American rhythms tempered with a wholesome dosage of Middle Eastern exotica. Steve Carter, the keyboardist, can be an Oakland indigenous with a different musical history. Though he toured with famous brands Like & Rockets and Spearhead, the genre that he adores best is normally Western world African music. East African music is normally symbolized by Joel Alpern, the Tanzanian drummer. Underscoring everything with much type of old-school funk is normally bassist Deep Den, also an Oakland indigenous. Powerhouse Lynn Rose belts out the vocals in a method similar to Patti LaBelle or Aretha Franklin. Rounding out the lineup is normally Burger himself, who alternates between your guitar as well as the balalaika. Burger also provides back-up vocals when required, though he obviously can be pleased to relinquish the mic to Rose, a longtime colleague as well as the back-up vocalist of Rebbe Spirit. Common Tongue self-released its 1st album, entitled Stage Into My Globe, in 2000. By 2001, another recording was still in pre-production. The music group keeps occupied though, performing most importantly and small locations all around the United States, specifically in its house condition of California. Lauded by different music critics because of its innovative design and high-energy live display, Common Tongue can be a popular at West Coastline world music celebrations and gatherings. Its upbeat but free-flowing melodies, spicy tempo section, and traveling vocal lines lend themselves flawlessly towards the sun-drenched, incense-scented, Bloom Child-influenced atmosphere from the outdoor festival.