Common Road Singers are a Native American, Lakota traditional family drum which originated when lead singer Jorge Peña departed from The Oyate Singers in Vermillion, South Dakota in 2009. Lead Singer Jorge is Oglala Lakota and Lipan Apache, presently living in Mount Vernon, Iowa. His uncle and song keeper Jerome Kills Small, cousin Eric Pillatzki, Joe Oakie and his uncle Wayne "Doc" Evans have taught and continue to teach Jorge all current and future songs which stem back over 100 years. Oyate Singer's originated over 20 years ago, with the first singers being Jerome Kills Small, Doc Evans, and his late Auntie, Patti Evans. Common Road Singers are following many current drum groups by going back to the old school style of the Lakota Nation's sounds. Common Road Singers are all required to maintain sobriety on the drum as this drum is considered a sober drum. Most singers on this drum are recovering alcoholics and continue to sing and walk the Red Road in a sober, spiritual state. In addition, Jorge continues to offer services to Indian children in foster and delinquent placement programs in California, South Dakota and Iowa. Money raised by singing, drum making and story telling fund our non profit organization (NAiRF) to continue bringing food, clothes and shelter services to many on Pine Ridge Reservation and displaced Lipan Apaches throughout North America. Please enjoy this website, feel free to browse through our store, Non-Profit page (NAiRF), pictures and videos. We hope to see you all soon, on the Common Road, Tocsa!
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