Zingale (from
the word 'sing'. Many people thought that they were named after the
Hebrew slang word for a 'grass joint') was formed in 1974 by David
Bachar and Yonathan Stern. They joined in Barak, Tamir and Shanan who
were session/studio musicians. This line-up recorded in 1974 two tracks
(tracks 10-11 from the CD) that were presented to the radio but received
no attention at all. The group realized very soon that the musicians
had a real chemistry between them. Jacob Bachar who was the manager
thought the group had a real international potential and he got 'Kolinor
Studios' in Israel and 'Decca Records' in Europe (who's president was
personally interested and involved) to invest in the group. Two new
members joined - Brower and Weiss. The group started working on an
English LP. By the end of 1975 the recordings were completed and the
group was preparing to go on a European tour to be sponsored by 'Decca.'
Unfortunately a message came in that Decca's president had a heart
attack and the whole process was postponed. In the meantime, the group
had started working on new Hebrew material and was signed by ;Hataklit;
in Israel. During 1976 and 1977 they had recorded new tracks in Hebrew,
some of which were sent to radio stations (tracks 12-15). By that time
the group had given up hope of an international career, and they decided
to release their English record in Israel. In 1977, 'Peace' was finally
released. The LP was released in a small edition and had become an
extremely rare & expensive collectors item around the world. Soon
after the release of the LP, the group had split up due to arguments on
the recordings and mixes of the Hebrew album (which were never actually
finished) and due to the fact that Stern and Tamir had left the group in
favor of their growing interest in religion. Line-up / Musicians David Bachar/vocals,harmonica Yonathan Stern/vocals,guitar Ehud Tamir/bass Efrayim Barak/guitars David Shanan/drums Ady Weiss/keyboards Tony Brower/violin,mandolin David Rosenthal/synthesizer,percussion Discography Peace 1973
1.Heroica 2.Help This Lonely World 3.Carnival 4.Love Song 5.7 Flowers Street 6.One Minute Prayer 7.Lonely Violin Crying For Peace 8.Stampede 9.Soon The War Is Over
