Oliver Shanti
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.
Also recorded as Oliver Shanti & Friends
Oliver Shanti
- Born
- 1948. · Hamburg.
- Died
- 2016.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- dj producer, composer, record producer and musician.
- Fields
- new age music.
- Languages
- German and Portuguese.
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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.
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Conviction for child sexual abuse
Conviction for child sexual abuse
In 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. Shanti went missing at that time, and was reported to be living secretly in Germany or its neighbouring countries. He was arrested in Lisbon, Portugal, on 29 June 2008, and charged with 314 cases of child abuse on 20 April 2009. Shanti attempted suicide during his pre-trial custody. 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.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1997
Oliver Shanti & Friends - Circles of Life CD Rip (1997) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1997
Oliver Shanti & Friends - Circles of Life CD Rip digitised by Internet Archive.
2016
Oliver Shanti died in 2016.
Discography
Main: 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)
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 10166743-7, Oliver Shanti and Friends.
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- 1.Munich – Search for Ulrich Schulz – Arrest warrant for serious child sexual abuse.
- 2.Münchner Polizei jagt spirituellen Serien-Kinderschänder. 24 April 2003.
- 3.Alemão detido por pedofilia em Lisboa foi agraciado com Medalha de Mérito da Câmara de Cerveira (in Portuguese).
- 4.Anklage gegen Musiker Oliver Shanti erhoben.
- 5.Klage gegen Oliver Shanti – Sektenguru unter schwerem Verdacht.
- 6.Angeklagter Sekten-Guru Oliver Shanti überlebt Selbstmordversuch. 5 November 2009.
- 7.Nearly seven years prison for child abuser guru Oliver Shanti.
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