Monday, April 3, 2006

BOHEMIA - BBC TV INTERVIEW


Saturday, April 1, 2006

Who Is Bohemia?


Bohemia is a Pakistani-American Punjabi Rapper. Bohemia was born as Roger David at October 15th 1979 in Karachi, Pakistan. when he was 14th years old he moved to US along with his family. He is world-wide recognized as the king of Punjabi rap and a pioneer of Desi-Hip-Hop.

Through his experiences, come raw raps depicting not just California street life, but a life many South Asians lead in America. His lyrics are in Punjabi, while many of the hooks are in English. Raja looks up to artists such as Jagjit Singh and the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Bohemia's first album, Vich Pardesan De (In The Foreign Lands), was released independently in 2002 and was soon among the top ten most requested songs on BBC radio 1 in the UK. His next album, Pesa Nasha Pyar (Money Drugs Love), was released in 2006 under Universal Music Group Pvt. Ltd. India and Ishq Records, UK making it the first ever full-length Desi-Rap album to be released by a major label. Hailing from California USA, Bohemia unloads automatic rounds of street-savvy Punjabi raps interlaced with pounding kicks, chunky bass lines and contagious melodies.