Bohemia

Bohemia is a Pakistani American Punjabi rapper. His music has been widely played in the American clubbing scene and a big impact on the streets of America. Bohemia was Born as Roger David October 15th 1979 in Karachi, Pakistan. He is a Christian. When Bohemia was 15 years old he moved to California, United States along with his family as a young teen and started learning how to play harmonium at a very young age. He spent many yours in the Bay Area as a local musician and played along with artists such as Sunil Khanna (you will find him listed in Sunil’s bio) and Manesh Judge. Sunil has referred to Roger as a great musician and a poet; Roger soon started putting his poetry to his music and gave birth to Bohemia, the punjabi rapper.

Bohemia is recognized world-wide as the king of Punjabi rap and a pioneer of Desi hip hop.

“…menu tarazu le ke jagg nall tolo.. mera raaz ki api tusi kholo”

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.

source: Wikipedia