* The first is a Pa… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least three artists with this name:
* The first is a Pakistani-American rapper:
Roger David (Punjabi: راجر ڈیوڈ), better known by his stage name Bohemia is a Pakistani-American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Bohemia was born in Karachi, Sindh and received his education in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. At the age of 13, he moved to the United States with his family.
In his early teens, Ra (short for Raja) arrived with his family in America, settling in San Francisco’s Mission District. Within their first month on the block, Ra witnessed a young man get murdered over five dollars. The killer was the man’s brother in law. This would be Ra’s first lesson on trusting others in the streets of Pardes (the foreign land). Although he had strong knowledge and passion for writing music, he made it a second priority, and began hanging on the street corners to run drugs for local hustlers.
The streets became a priority to Ra, but he would occasionally play keyboards at local Desi events. Through this platform, he gained recognition in the Desi music community. But what struck people most was his ability to write songs or poetry, mostly in Urdu and Punjabi.
He was offered a lucrative job at a Sacramento based recording studio and he decided to follow his passion. Ra packed his bags and left his family behind to become a full time musician.
Along with a crew of other musicians, Ra was now spending his days on the road, playing gigs throughout the US and Canada, sleeping in cars and on recording studio floors. It would be through this experience that Ra would learn about stage presence.
As the youngest member of the musical family, Ra came to consider them his older brothers, but as certain members became entangled in hard drugs, the crew fell apart.
It was at this point that Ra, still a teenager, decided to go his separate way. Again, he packed his bags, this time to join his cousin in Oakland.
Oakland, CA. A city known for both it’s abundance of independent rap labels and it’s uncontrollable murder rate. Devastated by the loss of his friend and heavily influenced by his friends in Oakland, Ra began to loose focus on his music and indulge in heavy drugs, crime and women. He spent his days hanging in the streets and moving drugs across the 680 and 880 interstate.
Yet and still, Ra would be delivered an opportunity which would draw him back to his true passion. His cousin was working on a West Oakland recording studio, when he introduced him to a young hip hop producer called Sha One. Sha was in the process of setting up his own label. He was looking for an artist who had a strong presence both live and on record and he saw this in Ra. He flipped out when he heard Ra reciting something he’d written in Punjabi, and asked him to rap it over one of his beats. Ra has never rapped seriously before, but when he did, it was as if he’d found the perfect expressive medium for his writing.
Over the next few months, Ra wrote a library of lyrics. This would become arsenal for his debut album Vich Pardesan De (In The Foreign Land) – an autobiographical story of his life as a Desi youngster adopting to the streets of America. This album brought forth not only a voice for young Desis who were constantly balancing between Desi culture and American culture, but a new genre of music: Desi Rap.
* The second was a female-fronted Chicago punk band that had a local hit in 1980 with the "Automatic Mind" / "Unconventional Boy" single. It had a handful of later releases, including a sole LP, 1981's Deviations.
* The third was a Czech jazz rock / progressive rock band from the 70's:
In its time, Bohemia was to Czechoslovakia what UK was to the international prog scene - a supergroup formed by the cream of the crop Czech prog and fusion musicians. These included keyboardist Lesek Semelka (ex-Blue Effect), saxophonist Jan Kubik (ex-Flamengo), bassist Vladimir Kulhanek (ex-Flamengo) drummer Pavel Trnavsky (Jazz Q) and the 20 year old guitar prodigy Michal Pavlicek (ex-Expanze, later Prazsky Vyber & Stromboli). They grouped together in 1975. The leading figures in the band and the two main writers were Semelka and Kubik. There was something of a personality clash between them, as Semelka wanted the band to go in a pop direction (they also sometimes played as a backup band for pop acts), while Kubik had a more prog-oriented vision. Perhaps this is the reason for their ephemeral existence, yet in their measly three years they released a classic of Czech prog rock: Zrnko pisku. By this time the line-up was also expanded by keyboardists Michael Kocab and Jan Hala, and Jiri Tomek on percussion. This early association of Kocab and Pavlicek shows the roots of the 80's new wave legend, Prazsky Vyber.
Kali Denali
Bohemia Lyrics
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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
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
(R.D mc'ing)
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
(R.D mc'ing)
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
(R.D mc'ing)
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...
The lyrics to Bohemia's song Kali Denali are about the lifestyle that he leads, which involves a lot of partying, drug use, and run-ins with the police. The chorus talks about how the police are always chasing after him and how he lives a life that is separate from the rest of society. Bohemia talks about how his music is liked by people and how it teaches them certain values. He then goes on to talk about the various people in his life who are strangers to him, but also live nearby. The second verse is then taken over by R.D who raps about how he is constantly being chased by the police just like Bohemia. He raps about how they both live a life that is separate from the rest of society where they don't have to deal with another person's judgement.
Overall, the song is about a life that is lived on the fringes of society and involves a lot of risk-taking and living in the moment. The lyrics paint a picture of a life where anything can happen and the person living it is constantly chasing a high.
Line by Line Meaning
Lafzan da khel alfazan da mail, wajdi beat
Playing with words is like playing with fire, it creates sparks
main drink pe ke gaddi di seat ch likhda geet
I write songs while sitting in the car after having a drink
umeed mainu lokan nu pasand aa mere geet
I hope that people will like my songs
mere geet sun loki sikhde ne cheti reet
People learn the latest trends by listening to my songs
eh rasam revaj es desh de, bhangg aap pinde chitta dujeyan nu wechde
This is a tradition in this country, people drink bhang and offer white powder to each other
gall gall te gali galoch
People everywhere are complaining and arguing
main jadon da main jammeya main ghar waleyan te bojh
Since the time I was born, I have been a burden to my family
meri soch nashe ch mainu ni hosh main cocane piti mainu charheya ve josh
I am always high, my thoughts are clouded, and cocaine gives me energy
mere nerhe ne jehre oh ajnabi ne sare, mere toon door rehnde ne mere ghar wale
The strangers around me are the closest, while my family stays away from me
meri akhan lal chup chup nashe ch choor
My eyes are red, I am silent while stealing away the drugs
dekhde ne mainu haan de munde ghoor ghoor
Yes-men stare at me constantly
ve jehra mere mukable da muhre aa k khange na ve bohemia irada nahion changa mere
Those who challenge me will not be successful, I am determined to stay the same
Kali denali gaddi de shishe kale, mere piche piche lagge 24 ghante police wale
The car's windows are heavily tinted, yet police always follow me
jinde jad pinde rehnde duniya toon door rehnde, wairyan hun sheran wangu aave meri zindgi ch
Living in a world of drugs keeps me away from reality, and danger looms like a lion in my life
din dhale te raatan kali, kali denali ch firde munde mavali
Day turns to dark night and I roam around in my black car with my gang
nale gaddi de shishe kite kale (ha, ha), main lapta mere piche police wale
The windows of my car are heavily tinted, yet police still follow me
mere toon hoyi khata, mere te ve ilzam
I am blamed for my own mistakes and the mistakes of others
gori aadmi de bhes ch desi put jawan
I dress like a westerner, but I am an Indian at heart
challeya omega lai ve kinne sapne, etthe pith piche mainu luttan mere apne
I have many dreams, but my own people are trying to con me here
per koi waddi gall nahin, mere wairyan nu chain ik pal nahin
Nothing is significant, my cronies have no peace for even a moment
gaddi de shishe thalle karan dekhan bahar bandukahn challan goliyan ve
I look below the windows of my car and see guns being fired outside
kinne bache kinne mre mainu matlab nahin, palle mere kakh nahin, meri zindgi da koi maksad nahin
I don't understand who lives and who dies, I have nothing left and my life has no purpose
hun karlo jo karna ae, ik din apna sareyan ne marna ve, zind naal khedan mainu maut kolon darr nahin
Do whatever you want, someday we all have to die, I am not afraid of death playing with life
wairyan hun sheran wangu khan nu painde...
My cronies are like lions, they want to rule the world...
Writer(s): Bohemia, sha one Copyright: Music India Ltd.
Contributed by Annabelle F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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