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Serendipity Celebrates Summmer of Love 2007
with Divine Music
In the Meadow, on the Land
2801 Donovan,
Happy Valley
Bellingham WA
1pm - until dark.
Sat. August 4
$5 donation, children free.
Bring blanket, beach balls and bubbles;
and sun umbrellas.
No booze please.
Featuring Antion Vikram Singh,
formerly Vic Briggs of The New Animals.
Humble 60's Musician; a Star in Three Cultures
by K.R.Kaur
"I like the guitar playing of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Vic Briggs". - Jimi Hendrix 1967
Eric Clapton amd Jeff Beck. we've heard of, but who is Vic Briggs?
Oh yeah, he was the lead guitar player and arranger for Eric Burdon and the New Animals; remember "San Francisco Nights", "Monterey", and "Sky Pilot"?
"Vic Briggs was the most musically adept musician ever to pass through the ranks of the Animals in either of that group's major incarnations. His association with Eric Burdon & the Animals (sometimes called "the New Animals") made him a key player in British psychedelia, his skills as a guitarist and arranger evident on most of that group's hits from 1966 through 1968. - Bruce Eder"
So what happened to him?
Vic Briggs fell in love with East Indian music and culture and changed his name, at the beginning of the 70s. He is Antion Vikram Singh now, a practicing Sikh, In 1979 he became the first non-Indian to ever play classical Gurbani Kirtan, the sacred music of the Sikh religion, at Darbar Sahib in Amritsar Indian, aka The Golden Temple.
"Classical Indian music takes years and years of study, but somehow I learned Gurbani Kirtan very quickly. So quite suddenly, there I was, this white guy, doing this totally 'Kick Ass Kirtan'! It seemed to disturb them somewhat. They didn't quite know what to make of me. One ragi, Sikh musician, I was close to told me that another ragi, very well known, said I was 'haaneekarak' (dangerous)."
Then in 1991 Antion was introduced to the music and culture of Hawaii. Surprised to find how much it stirred his soul, Antion began to listen to and learn to play Hawaiian music. This culminated in his moving to the island of Kauai in 1993. He was fortunate to study with an outstanding Kumu Hula (Hula Master), Blaine Kamalani Kia. Antion Vikram Singh has now become known and respected for his Oli (Hawaiian chanting) and has performed at leading Hula Festivals and competitions all over Hawaii.
"For many years, I have believed that my life purpose is two fold:
First to inspire and empower others spiritually with the sound of my voice.
Second, to help others to inspire and empower themselves with the sound of their own voices.
Recently, I have been inspired to add a third:
To bring through my music and presence a sense of aloha and healing to all I meet."
with Divine Music
In the Meadow, on the Land
2801 Donovan,
Happy Valley
Bellingham WA
1pm - until dark.
Sat. August 4
$5 donation, children free.
Bring blanket, beach balls and bubbles;
and sun umbrellas.
No booze please.
Featuring Antion Vikram Singh,
formerly Vic Briggs of The New Animals.
Humble 60's Musician; a Star in Three Cultures
by K.R.Kaur
"I like the guitar playing of Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Vic Briggs". - Jimi Hendrix 1967
Eric Clapton amd Jeff Beck. we've heard of, but who is Vic Briggs?
Oh yeah, he was the lead guitar player and arranger for Eric Burdon and the New Animals; remember "San Francisco Nights", "Monterey", and "Sky Pilot"?
"Vic Briggs was the most musically adept musician ever to pass through the ranks of the Animals in either of that group's major incarnations. His association with Eric Burdon & the Animals (sometimes called "the New Animals") made him a key player in British psychedelia, his skills as a guitarist and arranger evident on most of that group's hits from 1966 through 1968. - Bruce Eder"
So what happened to him?
Vic Briggs fell in love with East Indian music and culture and changed his name, at the beginning of the 70s. He is Antion Vikram Singh now, a practicing Sikh, In 1979 he became the first non-Indian to ever play classical Gurbani Kirtan, the sacred music of the Sikh religion, at Darbar Sahib in Amritsar Indian, aka The Golden Temple.
"Classical Indian music takes years and years of study, but somehow I learned Gurbani Kirtan very quickly. So quite suddenly, there I was, this white guy, doing this totally 'Kick Ass Kirtan'! It seemed to disturb them somewhat. They didn't quite know what to make of me. One ragi, Sikh musician, I was close to told me that another ragi, very well known, said I was 'haaneekarak' (dangerous)."
Then in 1991 Antion was introduced to the music and culture of Hawaii. Surprised to find how much it stirred his soul, Antion began to listen to and learn to play Hawaiian music. This culminated in his moving to the island of Kauai in 1993. He was fortunate to study with an outstanding Kumu Hula (Hula Master), Blaine Kamalani Kia. Antion Vikram Singh has now become known and respected for his Oli (Hawaiian chanting) and has performed at leading Hula Festivals and competitions all over Hawaii.
"For many years, I have believed that my life purpose is two fold:
First to inspire and empower others spiritually with the sound of my voice.
Second, to help others to inspire and empower themselves with the sound of their own voices.
Recently, I have been inspired to add a third:
To bring through my music and presence a sense of aloha and healing to all I meet."
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