ABOUT MY FAV SINGER=
Early LifeBohemia was born Roger David on October 15th 1979 in Karachi into a Punjabi Christian family who converted from Sikhism. His family, originally from Waris Road, Lahore, moved to Karachi just before his birth. When Bohemia was about 14 years old, he moved to California, United States along with his family.
Background information
Origin California, USA
Genres Desi Hip Hop / Rap
Years active 2002 - present.
Labels
Universal Music Group Pvt. Ltd. India
Associated acts Akshay Kumar, Bally Sagoo, Malkit Singh, Mika Singh, Snoop Dogg, Devika Chawla
Websites:-
http://www.twitter.com/iambohemia
http://www.youtube.com/bohemia
http://www.myspace.com/bohemiapunjabirapstar
http://www.umusicindia.com/artistprofile.php?artistid=108
http://www.punjabirapstar.com
http://www.twitter.com/iambohemia
http://www.youtube.com/bohemia
Bohemia's Albums
* 2002: Vich Pardesian De (In The Foreign Lands)
* 2006: Pesa Nasha Pyar (Money Addiction Love) Universal Music Group India Pvt. Ltd.
* 2009: Da Rap Star Universal Music Group India Pvt. Ltd. (Nominated for 4 Int'l Music Awards)
Bohemia in Bollywood
Chandni Chowk to China
8 x 10 Tasveer
Bohemia’s Real Name — is Roger David. What’s a Christian doing singing Punjabi rap? “I am from Punjab, where my great-grandfather converted from Sikhism to Christianity for some reason,” says Bohemia simply. “However in my house, the Granth Sahib and the Bible were both there, though I was raised as a Christian. As for me, I believe in God, but I am not religious.”
Biography
Bohemia (musician)
Bohemia is a Rapper and Music Producer from California, USA. Bohemia quickly gained popularity in 2003 with his independent debut album, ‘Vich Pardesan De’ which hit the Top Ten on BBC Radio 1 UK. The following album, ‘Pesa Nasha Pyar’, became the first full-length Punjabi-Rap album released by a major label in the history. It brought Bohemia increased popularity, including his recent multi-record deal with music mogul Universal Music Group Pvt. Ltd. India. It also brought his creation of Punjabi Rap to mainstream recognition making Bohemia known as a pioneer of a new genre of music: Desi-Hip-Hop or Desi-Rap. In 2006 ‘Pesa Nasha Pyar’ hits #2 on Maxim Magazine’s Top 10 Downloads, and #3 on Planet M Chart. Bohemia appears in XXL Magazine New York, USA. He enters Bollywood in 2009 with the title track for Warner Bros. feature film ‘Chandni Chowk to China’, in which he also appeared in the film with Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone.[1] In 2010 ‘Da Rap Star’, his third album receives four nominations at the UK Asian Music Awards and PTC Punjabi Music Awards, including ‘Best Punjabi Album’ and ‘Best Music Director’. ‘Da Rap Star’ also remains #1 on Planet M Chart India for several weeks. Bohemia then went on touring for the rest of 2009 performing all over Europe, Asia and America. He has appeared on many of Universal India’s mega-compilations including "The Chart busters" with Bohemia on three tracks. Universal called this compilation The biggest hits in Punjabi one massive album![2] Bohemia is one of the best-selling artists of the year, making him the flagship artist of Universal Music Group India.
Bohemia was ranked 25th on Desiclub.com’s list of the 50 Coolist Desis.[3] “Ek Tera Pyar”, his second single from ‘Da Rap Star’ entered the B4U Top Ten Chart, becoming the first none film track to do so. Bohemia was amongst the top 100 most searched Asian artists on yahoo.com. He has been featured on over 30 major label compilations and collaborations to date.
Making of a Pioneer
The term “Bohemia” suggests flouting traditional mores. And rap is all about personal angst or feelings. So what is Bohemia the man all about? “Well, I lost my mom when I was just 14 or 15, and I was quite a momma’s boy. That made me mad and I was kind of pushed into negative things. I have to thank God for music, for that’s what finally made me wake up and gave a reason to live. Dad played the harmonium and I learnt the keyboard.”
He goes on, “When we shifted to the U.S., I lived a strange life. I was virtually living at the Milan Recording Studios in Sacramento and sleeping there or in cars... I was friends with Suresh Margoli, a tabla player, and when he was murdered at a young age and was replaced by another tabla player just as easily as if he was a broken instrument, I was mad again. I told the studio engineer that I was through with being a keyboard player who could go into anonymity if he died tomorrow. I wanted to do something where I would stand out!”
Bohemia’s first album was Vich Pardesan De in 2002, which was about coming to a foreign land. Hip-hop was then limited to the underground, and he pioneered Punjabi rap. Then came Pesa Nasha Pyar (Money, Intoxication, Love) in 2006 in India, the first-ever full-length Desi rap album to be released worldwide on a major music label (Universal Music Group).
Da Rap Star, his new album he says, “is all me,[6] without any samples used other than my tribute track to Malkit Singh. I am showing off how good a producer I am! I have used a lot of bass, beats and keyboards and I have even done the sequencing. My associate J. Hind has added the desi hip-hop. There are tracks that describe my journey. To sum up, it’s me saying, ‘I’m me! Look, I’m still here!’”
G-GRiP, Bohemia's friend from New Delhi says "Ra has been a source of inspiration for his dedication and the way he started up a whole movement. He is a great person."
Bohemia chilling with G-GRiP in New Delhi
Through his experiences, come raw raps depicting not just California street life, but a life many south Asians lead in America. Bohemia looks up to artists such as Jagjit Singh and the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and rapper's like Nas and KRS-One.
After having burnt up music charts with his Bollywood songs, Bohemia's highly awaited album Da Rap Star has finally released (Universal Music Group, April 2009). Da Rap Star, written and produced entirely by Bohemia hit #1 on the Planet M Chart India and is nominated as the Best Punjabi Album at the UK Asian Music Awards.
Current Location
Callifornia, United States.
Contacts
For booking
USA
e-mail -> booking@thepunjabirapper.com
phone -> +15109093898
SOME LYRICS BOHEMIA'S SONG=
EK TERA PYAR BAAKI DUNIA BEKAAR JE TUN
VADDEYAN SHIKARIAN DE WASTE TAYAR AJA......AJA
JE EK TERA PYAR MAINU MILNA
MAIN DUNIA TO HOR KI LENA...
SEENE CHO KAD LEYA DIL,HO GAE MERE TO KHATA
TERI AKHAN CH MAIN AKHAN PAKE DEKHEYA HUN
LAGDA NA DIL.,HUN KENU VE PATA.
VE EK VARI DUNIA DE MELEYAN TOH PARE HOKE MIL
MENU DE MAUKA MAIN AADMI AWARA CHADA TE SHARABI
PER MERA DIL,TERI YADAN DA GHULAM..
SEENE VICH DHARKE TE NAAL NAAL LEY TERA NAAM
RAJA TERA PUJARI MAIN AKHAN BAND KARAN
KANNA VICHO SUNA AWAAZ TERI PYARI
MENU RAB DI SAU VE RAAT MAIN SAARI TERI YAAD VICH GUZARI
JADON SOCHAN TERE BARE,VE HUN JEHRA SAATH DE
FER ZINDAGI MERI VARI NAYAARI
YA FER MAUT MENU PYARI TERE PICHE JISM MANGE
CHAD DAN MAIN DUNIYA AEY SAARI
EK TERA PYAR BAAKI DUNIA BEKAAR JE TUN
VADDEYAN SHIKARIAN DE WASTE TAYAR AJA......AJA
JE EK TERA PYAR MAINU MILNA
MAIN DUNIA TO HOR KI LENA...
main dil da Bheda ni mainu mar na taane milia pehli vaari tenu show de bahane hor vi dewane tere piche jag to begane tenu dujaye te geet sunande
main piche piche teri teri chal ve na aana tere guun gana likhna tere vaaste geet
tenu bhul jawan ya ban jawan main tera meet mainu lab de ni hun koi raaste
tere vaaste soniye likhan main geet tu bano meri meet kar amar ae preet
desiyan de reet rag rag je preet jo tu mange wo main kara tere vaaste
jag di chinta chad aapan dowein fatafat jhat mangni ya fat bina khat pat
kariye nayi zindgi shuru je de de mere sath tu..
JE EK TERA PYAR MAINU MILNA
MAIN DUNIA TO HOR KI LENA...
EK TERA PYAR BAAKI DUNIA BEKAAR JE TUN
VADDEYAN SHIKARIAN DE WASTE TAYAR AJA......AJA
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Sahara tere pyar ka sahar chahiye
dewana hoon tera mujhe pyar chahiye
sahara tere pyar ka sahara chahiye
dewana hoon tera mujhe pyar chahiye
shara tere pyar ka sanam chahiye
dewana hoon tera mujhe pyar chahiye
Billo tere nakhre hazar
assin tere utte zindgi lutaun nu teyar
jinna chir tu ni manani, main v manani ni haar
assin desiyan ch pyar jiwen khoon ch samaeya
aaye kinne khildi mere warga ni aaya
mere charche bathere per haan ya na agge faisle hai tere
chadd foka guroor, teri akhan da kasoor
main disde kheyal sare tere
Hun tainu ve teri kali zulfan te maan
per aiedan da maokeyan te sochda insaan
assin dowen jawan, eh gall ni nirali nale
bahar khaloti navin gaddi meri kali
chall challiye, duniya de us nukre
jitthe banda na bande di jaat
sari tere naal main beh ke teriyan main zulfan swaran
billo mainu tere pyar da sahara
Sahara tere pyar ka sahar chahiye
dewana hoon tera mujhe pyar chahiye
sahara tere pyar ka sahara chahiye
dewana hoon tera mujhe pyar chahiye
shara tere pyar ka sanam chahiye
dewana hoon tera mujhe pyar chahiye
Yaad de sahare maine din guzare
umeed de sahare, tainu duron tak tak tere kardan nazare
mere yaar mainu labhde, yaran nu lawan larre
nale sine de wichon tainu dil awazan mare
teri akhan, akhan jiwen botlan shraab diyan
zulfan, zulfan ch khushbo gulaab di
tor,teri tor jiwen morni di tor
tere baad maine rabb toon magna ni kuj hor
aaja aaja meri oor, mere dil di tu chor
nale sapeyan di rani, tere wargi ni koi hor
kuriyan hazar, kisse di ni majal
paya tu akhan da jaal, dilwaleyan da bura haal
pyar de, mainu pyar de de,
ik wari nahin wari wari de de
hoke jagg toon begana, tere geet main gana
loki mere piche main tera deewana
Sahara tere pyar ka sahar chahiye
dewana hoon tera mujhe pyar chahiye
sahara tere pyar ka sahara chahiye
dewana hoon tera mujhe pyar chahiye
shara tere pyar ka sanam chahiye
dewana hoon tera mujhe pyar chahiye
Kehen nu bohemia de charche hazar billo
yaar mere kehnde main tere piche khuwar billo
e-mail likhdiyan kuriyan batheriyan
per mainu labhe tere sandese da intzar billo
ik tera pyar baki duniya bekar
je tu waddeyan shikariyan de waste teyar
aaja tainu main hire motiyan de haar puawan
haar na mannan, jo tu aakhen oh karke dekhawan...
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Lafzan da khel alfazan da mail, wajdi beat
main drink pe ke gaddi di seat ch likhda geet
umeed mainu lokan nu pasand aa mere geet
mere geet sun loki sikhde ne cheti reet
eh rasam revaj es desh de,
bhangg aap pinde chitta dujeyan nu wechde,
gall gall te gali galoch
main jadon da main jammeya main ghar waleyan te bojh
meri soch nashe ch mainu ni hosh main cocane piti mainu charheya ve josh
mere nerhe ne jehre oh ajnabi ne sare,
mere toon door rehnde ne mere ghar wale
meri akhan lal chup chup nashe ch choor,
dekhde ne mainu haan de munde ghoor ghoor,
ve jehra mere mukable da muhre aa k khange
na ve bohemia irada nahion changa mere
Kali denali gaddi de shishe kale,
mere piche piche lagge 24 ghante police wale
jinde jad pinde rehnde duniya toon door rehnde
wairyan hun sheran wangu aave meri zindgi ch
din dhale te raatan kali
kali denali ch firde munde mavali
nale gaddi de shishe kite kale (ha,ha)
main lapta mere piche police wale
mere toon hoyi khata, mere te ve ilzam
gori aadmi de bhes ch desi put jawan
challeya omega lai ve kinne sapne
etthe pith piche mainu luttan mere apne
per koi waddi gall nahin,
mere wairyan nu chain ik pal nahin
gaddi de shishe thalle karan dekhan bahar bandukahn challan goliyan ve
kinne bache kinne mre mainu matlab nahin
palle mere kakh nahin, meri zindgi da koi maksad nahin
hun karlo jo karna ae, ik din apna sareyan ne marna ve
zind naal khedan mainu maut kolon darr nahin
Kali denali gaddi de shishe kale,
mere piche piche lagge 24 ghante police wale
jinde jad pinde rehnde duniya toon door rehnde
wairyan hun sheran wangu khan nu painde
Kali denali gaddi de shishe kale,
mere piche piche lagge 24 ghante police wale
jinde jad pinde rehnde duniya toon door rehnde
wairyan hun sheran wangu khan nu painde.....