Peter Giger

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Peter Giger (born April 12, 1939, in Zurich) is a Swiss percussionist and bandleader, formerly of the band de:Dzyan. [1]


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References

  1. Steve Freeman, Alan Freeman The crack in the cosmic egg: encyclopedia of Krautrock 1996 "The talented percussionist, formerly of Dzyan, and much sought after for session work with Eberhard Weber, et al., Peter Giger had an adventurous percussion style that is almost instantly recognisable. His own albums feature a mixture of solo ..."