Colin Rivas
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 CSUN (California State University at Northridge).
Songwriter and Folk singer
Colin Rivas crafted his first music album StandBack in 2000 and then Tales of Shambala, 3 years later by fusing eastern and western music. He is also published numerous linguistic and esoteric books in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Before becoming a little celebrity Colin Rivas worked in numerous jobs from restaurant, retailers, teaching, playing and busking in the streets and even touring with famous people. He does the local circuit performing at venues such as ‘West End’ ‘House of Blues’ ‘Santa Monica Promenade’ ‘Roxy’ etc… Headliners included Zucchero, Macy gray, Blues Travellers...
After finishing university in Los Angeles, California, he pursues a solo career 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, Chris Isaac, Sting Julio Iglesias among others.
Archeological Work : Atlantis and Lemuria Project
Colin Rivas, 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 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 (Galiza), Mallorca 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.
Audio/Bibliography
- ¿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)
- Viajes de Atlantida y Lemuria : El Secretos de la Tierra Hueca (2001)
- Travels of Atlantis & Lemuria : The Secrets of The Hollow Earth (2001)
- 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)
- Colonias de Atlantida y Lemuria : Las Tribus Perdidas De Israel (2004)
- Historia de Atlantida y Lemuria : Cronicas De Las Guerras entre Dioses y Terricolas (2005)
- Exploradores de Atlantida y Lemuria : Sociedades Secretas, Illuminati, Nazis, Templarios, Catares y Cristobal Colon (2005)
- Era de Atlantida y Lemuria : Las Profecias Del Final de Los Tiempos, Mayas, Nostradamus, Cayce y el 2012 (2006)
- Religiones de Atlantida y Lemuria : Las Religiones, Astrologia y el Tarot (2006)
- Reliquias de Atlantida y Lemuria : En Busca del Arca Perdida y El Grial Olvidado (2007)
- La Biblia de Atlantida y Lemuria : Nueva Edicion (2007)
- The Bible of Atlantis & Lemuria (2008)
- Galicia : Tierra de Faraones (2008)
- Hollywood : Ocultismo y Simbolos en el Cine (2008)
Discography
- Message in a Box EP (2000)
- Ay Dalai Tales of Shambala EP (2001)
- Pay Back Remix (2002)
- King Of dreams (2003)
External links
- Official Colin Rivas website
- Official Colin Rivas magazine - Includes a list of his works, articles, books, radio interviews (with audio downloads), downloadable video presentations, etc
- Official Colin Rivas itunes audio store/shop - Includes a list of his works, radio interviews (with audio downloads)
- UnOfficial Colin Rivas Radio audio archive of Shows boiramisterio with Alex Garcia (with free audio downloads)
- Colin Rivas on puntoradio audio Atlantida y lemuria archive of Shows luces en la oscuridad with Pedro Riba (with free audio downloads/gratis)
- Colin Rivas on puntoradio audio Magia Negra archive of Shows luces en la oscuridad with Pedro Riba (with free audio downloads/gratis)