Bohemia Biography

  

                                             BOHEMIA

                                    

Personal Information

Birth name:- Roger David
Name:- Bohemia
Nick Name:- Bohemia, RajaBohemia, Punjabi Rap Star, Punjabi Rap Da Badshah, Raja, The Punjabi Rapper, 420
Bhang Da Raja
Bohemia:- Likes to wear caps and hoodies
D.O.B:- 15 October 1979 (age 36)
Birth Place: - Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Height:-5.8"
Weight:-70 kg(aprox.)
Born:-Karachi, Sindh Pakistan
Origin:- California, United States
Current live:-US
Genres:-Hip Hop,Punjabi Rap
Years active:-2002–present
Labels:-Sony Music India, Kali Denali Music Universal Music India, T-Series, Speed Records Panj-aab Records.
Associated acts:-Snoop Dogg, Sean Kingston, Baby Bash, Glasses Malone, Kurupt, Akshay Kumar, Neha Kakkar, Mika Singh, Tigerstyle, Malkit Singh, Gippy Grewal, Sonu Kakkar, Rishi Rich, Taz, Devika Chawla, Coke Studio, Jasmine Sandlas, The Bilz and Kashif, Haji Springer, Sukhe, Guru Randhawa,Nishan Bhullar,Mun E Fame, Gurdeep Mehndi, Gitta Bains.

Pages:-
MTV Page http://www.mtv.com/artists/bohemia
Facebook  http://facebook.com/realbohemia
Twitter  http://twitter.com/iambohemia

EARLY LIFE  

Bohemia was born on 15 October 1979 in Karachi, Sindh into an Punjabi, Christian family. He also has a bible and a guru granth sahib at his home, as one of his fore fathers was Sikh at one point .
His father was an employee at Pakistan International Airline. The family were transferred to Lahore, where he spent his childhood, followed by seven years in Peshawar. While he was in his early teens his family moved to the United States, settling in San Francisco's Mission District.

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MUSIC TIME BEGAN

Bohemia started learning music from his father, and writing Punjabi poetry around that time He occasionally played keyboards at local Desi events. He wrote songs and poetry, mostly in Urdu and Punjabi. His mother died of cancer when he was 16 years old. At the same time he got a job at a recording studio in San France

He dropped out of school and left his family to become a full-time musician. Along with a group of other musicians, he toured and playing  in the US and Canada, sleeping in cars and on recording studio floors.

He moved to join his cousin in Oakland, who was working at a West Oakland recording studio, and introduced him to a young hip hop producer called Sha One. She heard Bohemia reciting something he had written in Punjabi, and asked him to rap it over one of his beats. Over the next few months, Bohemia wrote the lyrics for his debut album Vich Pardesan De (In The Foreign Land) – an autobiographical story of his life as a Desi youngster adapting to life in the US. This album was a new genre of music which is today known as Desi Hip hop.



 Bohemia claims to be inspired by the poets Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Mirza Ghalib and Allama Iqbal. He said in an interview, "People like Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Mirza Ghalib are our icons and most of my poetry is inspired by them. For instance, in one of my songs, I talk about 'going beyond the stars', the idea of which is essentially taken from Allama Iqbal's 'Sitaron Se Aagay Jahan Aur Bhi Hain'."

CAREER

His independent debut album, Vich Pardesan De reached the Top 10 on BBC Radio UK in 2002. The following album, Pesa nasha pyar [Money, intoxication, love]became the first full-length Punjabi rap album released by a major label. He subsequently signed a multi-record deal with music label Universal Music Group [2006 – 2009].

In 2006 Pesa nasha pyar was on the Top 10 downloads of Maxim, and No. 3 on Planet M chart India.Da rap star, his third album, received four nominations at the UK Asian Music Awards and PTC Punjabi music awards, including Best Punjabi Album and Best Music Director. It also remained at No. 1 on Planet M chart several weeks.Bohemia toured in 2009. performing in North America, Australia, Europe and Asia. He has appeared on several of Universal India's compilations. Bohemia was one of the best-selling artists of the year in 2009 for Universal Music Group India. 
                                                                 Raaja Tera Pujari

In September 2012 he released his fourth album Thousand thoughts. He also produced the album Gulabi for Jasmine Sandlas
In 2013, he won Best Non-Resident Punjabi Album award at PTC Punjabi Music Awards. At the Coke Studio Sessions he was the first rap artist, appearing in their season 5 and performing three songs, as well as the poem 'Geet mere yaad jiven school di kitaab' at Coke Studio.

BOHEMIA PERFORMING LIVE

Bohemia toured in 2009 performing in Europe, Asia and America.

EMERGE OF KALI DENALI MUSIC 

In May 2012, Sony Music India signed Bohemia. As part of the association, Sony Music managed his music albums, launches and shows under its artist management program. In 2014 Bohemia decided to go independent under his own music label Kali Denali Music.

                                                 
  Te Mein haaan permanentely Tatooed

AWARDS

Year    Recipient                 Nominated work                                                                    Award                                
2010    "Da rap star"            Best Punjabi Album at PTC Punjabi music awards                  Nominated
2010    "Da rap star"            Best Sound Recording at PTC Punjabi music awards          Nominated
2010    "Da rap star"            Best Punjabi Music Director at PTC Punjabi music awards       Won
2010    "Da rap star"            Best International Album at UK Asian Music Awards        Nominated
2013    "Thousand thoughts" Best International Album at PTC Punjabi music awards     Won







                                        Selfie with Diljit Paaji

FAMOUS ALBUMS

Year Album                                 Artist                    Music Director
2002 Vich Pardesan De             Bohemia                  Bohemia
2006 Pesa nasha pyar              Bohemia                   Bohemia
2009 Da rap star                      Bohemia                    Nigeria
2012 Gulabi                             Jasmine Sandlas         Bohemia
2012 Thousand thoughts          Bohemia                    Bohemia



      

                                                  Akshay Kumar with Bohemia

MUSIC IN BOLLYWOOD

Movie                                                       Song                                Year
Chandni Chowk to China          Chandni Chowk to China                  2009
8 x 10 Tasveer                                   I Got the Picture                     2009
Breakaway                                     Sansaar                                     2011


   
                                                     
                                  Autograph for fans

COKE STUDIO TRACKS

"School Di Kitab" – Bohemia
 Paise Da Nasha" – Bohemia


                
                                            MIKA SINGH with BOHEMIA SIR

FAMOUS SINGLES

"All Around The World"
"Kala Doriya"
"Evury day"
"Paigam"
"Sharabi"
"Na Suno"
"Keep It G"
"Talli"
"What Have I Learned"
"Rooh (the Soul)"
"Yaad Anah"
"Brand New Swag"
"Main"
"My Shoes"
"Meri Bandook"
"Koi Ni Parwaa"
"Devil Inside"
"Jaguar"
"Yaraan De Siraa Te"
"Patola"
"Akhiyan"
"Mera Joota Ha Japani"
"Stolen"
"Salute"    
" Koi nahi intro "
" Taur "
"Level"
"Mere Baare"
                                                                      
                                               Bohemia Paaji  in a wedding

FAMOUS RAPS

"Patola" - Guru randhawa ft.Bohemia
"Kala Doriya" - Bohemia ft Dj Chintu
"Evury day" - Bohemia
"Paigam" - Bohemia
"Sharabi"Gippy Grewal  Bohemia (musician)
"Keep It G" - Bohemia ftKurupt
"Talli" - Bohemia ft Gitta Bains
"What Have I Learned" - Bohemia ft Jennifer F
"Rooh (the Soul)" - Bohemia
"Yaad Anah" - Bohemia
                                           Bohemia Paaaji with Neha Kakkar

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