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Colin Rivas
Born October 2, 1970 (1970-10-02) (age 38)
Galicia, Spain
Nationality British

Colin Rivas (born October, 1970 in Galicia, Spain) is of Basque and Irish descent, a writer, archeologist, artist, and singer/songwriter. He lives in the United States. He studied and graduated from Santa Monica College in performing arts and music. Then obtained a BA and MA degree in Linguistics and Anthropology from prestigious California State University, Northridge.

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[edit] Songwriter and Folk singer

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Colin Rivas worked in numerous jobs from restaurant, retailers, teaching, playing and busking in the streets and even touring with famous people. He starts by playing the mandolin, laud and ethnic instruments and doing busking after university hours to support himself along with the local circuit performing at venues in California.

Colin Rivas has crafted several world music albums, fusing eastern and western music. He is also published numerous works within the scope of origins of languages and humans in different languages.

He has played at music festivals either as a solo artist or with his band performing around Europe: Santiago de Compostela, (Xacobeo 2000), Bilbao( Music festival), Umbria, London. Headliners in this macro concerts included sometimes, Loreena Mc Kennit, The Chieftains, Carlos Nunez, Chris Isaac and Sting among others. Famous Libya-based Arabic singer Dalinda features in Colin's 2000 single 'Ay Dalay.'[1]

[edit] Linguistic Archaeology Work

Colin Rivas, is a member of the council for British Archaeology; He was visiting professor of the History and Linguistics, Tsinghua University, Beijing and visiting research fellow of the Archaeological Sciences Institute of the Aegean at Alexandria, Egypt. Colin has worked with the Cal State arqueological team under the supervision of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo (CSA), led by renown Zahi Hawas. He is an expert in ancient music artefacts and others, travels extensively around Europe, Asia and The US, has lectured at Santa Monica College as intern and tutor in English Literature and Mythology under the supervision of PH D Don Doten and Languages Coordinator Cecile Haranhan, at CSUN He has tutored Linguistics Courses under the supervision of Dr. Rei Noguchi (Historical Linguistics Semantics and Pragmatics; Applications of Linguistics to Writing)and lectured at Spanish History and Language courses under the supervision of Dr. Brian Castronovo.

Colin Rivas is also a proponent of the Euskeran (Basque) Origin of the European Languages and population, and how the Basque genetic and linguistic factor has influenced upon The Celtic Cultures of Ireland, British Isles and The Iberian Peninsula. Colin theorizes that due to genetic antiquity of these peoples, one can trace the Basques as being in Europe already by at least about 17,000 years ago, and probably 45,000 to 50,000 years ago, and are a precursor of most of the European Languages and peoples including the Celts or namely are Celts, par excellence, themselves.

Colin Rivas is gregarious and knowledgeable in the scope of Linguistics and Anthropology as well as Mythology and Philosophy of Religions, He has traveled extensively around the world working on archeological sites in England (Avesbury), Ireland (County Meath), France (Britanny), Portugal (Almendros), Algiers, Virginia, Northern California, Egypt, Northern Spain (Galicia), Majorca and the Canaries , Euskadi and Hong Kong and is also a part time investigator and Archeologist by collaborating with the series in Spanish and English of Atlantis and Lemuria in the search of the ancient city capital of Atlantis.

Colin Rivas also collaborates with several national TV's and Radios in the US, England and Spain. He has been featured in Bolivian and Peruvian radiofusion along with Quetxua and Aymara natives supporting Incan natives rights on satellite TV.

[edit] Audio/Bibliography

  • Did Shakespeare exist? : Quarterly Santa Monica Research Paper and Corsair Publication (1996)
  • The Origins of The Basque Languages and Peoples : M.A. Thesis for department of Foreign Languages at California State University at Northridge supervised and revised by Dr. Brian Castronovo & Christina M. Scholten(1998)
  • Similarities between Etruscan & Roman Myths and Gods (2000) ISBN 978-0-306-40615-7
  • ¿Fue Jesus un Druida? : Desvelando el Codigo Da Vinci Vol.I (2004)
  • ¿Fue Jesus un Druida? : Desvelando el Codigo Da Vinci Vol.II (2004)
  • La Biblia de Atlantida y Lemuria (1999)
  • Hollywood : Ocultism and Symbols in the Movies (2000)
  • Monumentos de Atlantida y Lemuria : El Secreto de la Esfinge, Megalitos y Petroglifos (2001)
  • Tierra de Druidas y Templos del Sol : Egipto, Akhenaton y Moises (2001)
  • Monumentos de Atlantida y Lemuria : Los Secretos de las Civilizaciones de Las Piramides (2002)
  • Reyes de Atlantida y Lemuria : Los Nefilim y El Origen De las Civilizaciones (2003)
  • Anatomia de Los Pergaminos o Escrituras Del Mar Muerto : El Culto a la Amanita Muscaria (2004)
  • Historia de Atlantida y Lemuria : Cronicas De Las Guerras entre Dioses y Terricolas (2005)
  • Religiones de Atlantida y Lemuria : Las Religiones, Astrologia y el Tarot (2006)
  • The Bible of Atlantis & Lemuria (2008)
  • Galicia : Tierra de Faraones (2008)
  • Hollywood : Ocultismo y Simbolos en el Cine (2008)

[edit] Discography

  • Message in a Box EP (2000)
  • Ay Dalai Tales of Shambala EP (2001)
  • Pay Back Remix (2002)
  • King Of dreams (2003)

[edit] External links

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