Oliver Rajamani (King of Pearls),
.born and raised in TamilNadu, India is a renowned world music artist who is credited for keeping alive: the ancient vanishing Tamil folk music and Culture, and the nomadic and devotional musical styles of India. Music critics have distinguished Rajamani as an "artist who has redefined Gypsy Music by taking it back to India (homeland of the Roma Gypsy) to its original roots" and "literally destroying borders."
Rajamani has performed and/or recorded with internationally known artists such as Glen Velez(Frame drum master and grammy nominee), Gypsy Kings(French rumba flamenco),Lara and Reyes(Latin Jazz Grammy nominees, Arthur Brown (the God of Hell Fire), Aloke Dutta(tabla master), Eric Johnson(electric guitar legend), Feyyet Gokce(turkish vocalist), Farid ghulam Nizami(renowned Pakistani singer) and many other traditional world music, folk, rock n roll, and country artists. He has given musical accompaniment for great poets and story tellers such as Coleman Barks, Robert Bly and David Whyte on stage. He has also performed for the Maharaja of Jodhpur, Gaj Singh II, Lama Khen Rinpoche, Price of Qatar and has been interviewed by the BBC World-NPR radio station with Steven Cuves.
Rajamani was a 2008 nominee for the United States Artists award given yearly to only a few winners for their services through the arts for the art world and humanity. These artists are picked nation wide in the US.
Rajamani is a international touring act having toured India, USA, Germany, Burmuda, Israel, and Canada. He tours regularly with his ensemble of 7 musicians and 3 dancers of the Indian, MiddleEaster and Flamenco traditions.
