Oliver Shanti | |
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| Born | Ulrich Schulz 16 November 1948 |
| Origin | Hamburg, Germany |
| Genres | New-age |
| Occupation | Music producer |
| Years active | 1987–2016 |
| Label | Sattva Music |
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Oliver Shanti (born 16 November 1948), also known as Oliver Serano-Alve, is a German New-age musician and convicted sex offender, best known for his work with the bands Inkarnation and Oliver Shanti & Friends.
After having attempted suicide during his pre-trial custody, in 2009, Shanti was sentenced to six years and ten months in prison, having been convicted on charges of child sexual abuse. The remainder of Oliver Shanti & Friends continued performing and recording as Existence, with another Inkarnation co-founder, Margot Reisinger, replacing Shanti.
Discography
editMain:
- 1987 – Licht-Prakash-Light (as Inkarnation)
- 1987 – Frieden-Shanti-Peace (as Inkarnation)
- 1987 – Listening to the Heart
- 1988 – Rainbow Way
- 1988 – Vila Nova Mellow Days (as Oliver Serano-Alve)
- 1989 – Walking on the Sun
- 1990 – Minho Valley Fantasies (as Oliver Serano-Alve)
- 1992 – Vida para Vida (as Oliver Serano-Alve)
- 1993 – Soft Motion Vol.1 (as Oliver Serano-Alve)
- 1993 – Tai Chi
- 1995 – Well Balanced
- 1996 – Tai Chi Too
- 1997 – Circles of Life: The Best of Oliver Shanti & Friends (compilation album including three new tracks)
- 1998 – Seven Times Seven
- 2000 – Medicine Power
- 2002 – Alhambra
- 2006 – Man Heaven Earth (compilation album featuring two tracks by Existence and Dahmani)
Projects:
- 1996 – Buddha and Bonsai Vol. 1
- 1997 – Shaman
- 2000 – Buddha and Bonsai Vol. 3
- 2000 – Shaman 2
Thematical compilations:
- Indiens: Sacred Spirits
- Shaman: Red Indian Chill
- 1997 – Spirit of Budo: The Power of Balance
- 1997 – 10 Years of Sattva Music
- 1998 – Meditative Music of Budo-Gala: The Magic of Martial Arts
- 1999 – Tibetiya (including 3 new tracks by Oliver Shanti)
- 2001 – 15 Years of Sattva Music
- 2001 – Reiki: Brightness Healing
Other:
- 2008 single – Oliver Shanti feat. N.i.M.i – Roo Be Asemoon (Olugu Zamba Remix)
- 2010 single – Oliver Shanti feat. DJ Sunf – The Tree (rmx)
Conviction for child sexual abuse
editIn 2002, a warrant for Shanti's arrest was issued in Germany, with a €3000 reward offered, on suspicion of his having committed child sexual abuse.[1] Shanti went missing at that time, and was reported[2] to be living secretly in Germany or its neighbouring countries. He was arrested in Lisbon, Portugal, on 29 June 2008,[3] and charged with 314 cases of child abuse on 20 April 2009.[4][5] Shanti attempted suicide during his pre-trial custody.[6] He was then sentenced to six years and ten months in prison on Friday, 4 December 2009—after a Munich court convicted him of 76 counts of child sexual abuse.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Munich – Search for Ulrich Schulz – Arrest warrant for serious child sexual abuse" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
- ^ "Münchner Polizei jagt spirituellen Serien-Kinderschänder". 24 April 2003. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Alemão detido por pedofilia em Lisboa foi agraciado com Medalha de Mérito da Câmara de Cerveira (in Portuguese)". Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ^ "Anklage gegen Musiker Oliver Shanti erhoben". Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
- ^ "Klage gegen Oliver Shanti – Sektenguru unter schwerem Verdacht". Retrieved 21 April 2009.
- ^ "Angeklagter Sekten-Guru Oliver Shanti überlebt Selbstmordversuch". 5 November 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- ^ "Nearly seven years prison for child abuser guru Oliver Shanti". Retrieved 5 December 2009.
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