Oliver Shanti

Oliver Shanti
Born	Ulrich Schulz (1948-11-16)16 November 1948
Origin	Hamburg, Germany
Genres	New-age
Occupation	Music producer
Years active	1987–2016
Labels	Sattva Music
Member of	Inkarnation Oliver Shanti & Friends

Oliver Shanti (16 November 1948), also known as Oliver Serano-Alve, is a German New-age musician, 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

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)

Conviction for child sexual abuse

In 2002, a warrant for his 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 adjacent 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]} After having attempted suicide during his pre-trial custody, ^[6] Shanti was 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

1. "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.
2. "Münchner Polizei jagt spirituellen Serien-Kinderschänder". 24 April 2003. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
3. "Alemão detido por pedofilia em Lisboa foi agraciado com Medalha de Mérito da Câmara de Cerveira (in Portuguese)" . Retrieved 29 June 2008.
4. "Anklage gegen Musiker Oliver Shanti erhoben". Archived from the original on 23 April 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
5. "Klage gegen Oliver Shanti – Sektenguru unter schwerem Verdacht" . Retrieved 21 April 2009.
6. "Angeklagter Sekten-Guru Oliver Shanti überlebt Selbstmordversuch". 5 November 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
7. "Nearly seven years prison for child abuser guru Oliver Shanti" . Retrieved 5 December 2009.