Testimonials
Rajamani's music is like an explosion of world music. This music, literally destroys the idea of borders. -Los Angeles Asia week, 2002
Rajamani is an unique genius who has come out of TamilNadu. -Dr. Vijayalakshmi, Tamil folkart, India, Dec 2007
Very unique interpreter of Tamil folk music. -Paravai Muniamma(Tamil folk sensation) India, April 2009
The music of Oliver Rajamani is excellent. -Peter Gabriel (Real World), December 2007
Rajamani's songs bridge geographic and stylistic distance, his voice wrapping contemplative Indian melodies is raw flamenco. -Austin Chronicle, 2001
Oliver Rajamani " he is supportive in bringing attention to our origins.... and is a fine musician and an asset... -Ian Hancock (UN Representative for the Romani Congress) May 2, 2007
Rajamani's music is "pulsing, haunting and lively" -Coleman Barks (Author of "The Essential Rumi") April 2010
(Oliver) Rajamani is a cross-cultural musical phenomenon of the highest order -Arthur Brown (God of Hellfire)
Rajamani is redefining the genre of Gypsy music, but he stays close to the source. -India West, 2003
Then Oliver Rajamani came forward.. He sang, played and dazzeled the audience. -Bermuda News, Ronald Lightbourne
Rajamani is a rare artist to find and a gift to the music world. -Georg Jung-Bodenmaiser Blaskapelle, Germany, June 2004
Oliver Rajamani is one of the most talented performers we have ever had at One World Theatre. I truly believe in the message this music carries, which is so rich in spirit, culture and electricity. - Hartt Sterns(director), One World Theatre, Austin. Tx, 2004
Rajamani is the most uniquely talented musician who has ever graced Austins Texas Cactus Cafe stage. Rajamani is a true master of world music. inspiring audiences who leave awestruck. -Griff Luneburg, Cactus Cafe 05
Rajamani is a living embodiment ofthe fusion music of all the musics that comprise the Rajasthan,MiddleEast,Gypsy constellation across three continents. -P Kertes, Music Maven, Florida
This man is just pure musical genius. -Desi Musical Domination Sanfrancisco, Nov, 20 2004
It is clear that the the 38 year old wanderer is no precocious pedant. Rajamanis songs are rooted in the raw emotion of Gypsy music and often leave listeners with the irresistible urge to bop till they drop. -Timeout magazine, Mumbai April 2009
Listening to Oliver Rajamani's music, I catch musical glimpses of the travels of the Romani people through eastern Europe into Spain. The music is exotic yet comforting. My new favorite! -Terry Hauser (CD Baby customer)
This is a great CD with Rajamani's throaty, earthy style of vocals and the background music making for a great combination!! -Umang (CD Baby customer)
Passionate, romantic, firey... I feel a depth come over me when I listen to it. His magic comes through and commands your attention! -michelle tomyuk (CD Baby customer)
"Rajamani uses deep, repetitive hypnotic rhythms to ground the listener's consciousness to the earth, and soaringmelodic passages to release it to the heavens beyond. In so doing, he activates what I believe are the two different aspects of the creative unconscious-- the mammalian body unconscious "beneath and before" the verbal processes of the conscious mind, and the transpersonal generative unconscious "beyond description."
Stephen Gilligan Ph.D. leading licensed Psychologist and Author, "Therapeutic Trances"