Baja Mali Knindža
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Baja Mali Knindža whose real name is Mirko Pajčin (Мирко Пајчин), is a Serbian
folk
singer and songwriter. He is often described as part of the turbo folk scene, and known for his ultra-nationalist lyrics. He is a cousin of murdered Serbian pop singer Ksenija Pajčin
.
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
, then Yugoslavia
. He wrote his first song while staying at the house of Momčilo Đujić at Krčič. The song is well known. It is called "Nema Raja, bez rodnoga kraja" (There is no paradise without the place you were born).
Baja Mali Knindža is not to be mistaken with Nedeljko Bajić Baja
, who is a well known turbo folk singer. Baja Mali Knindža performs chetnik songs and odes to alcohol, such as "Duni, vjetre, malo preko jetre" (Blow, wind, through the liver). Baja is well known for his nationalist songs supporting the Serbs during the Yugoslav wars
. He gained the sympathy of the Serbian people. His first hit was Bpaти се Војводо/Duke come back. In this song he appealed to Serbian hero and chetnik commander Fr. Momčilo Đujić, to came back to the areas of Krajina and help create Greater Serbia. He said that he would never consider going to Croatia because of the Ustashe burning down his house and desecrating his predecessors graves.
Baja's performances in Zmijanje near Banja Luka, in the middle of August every year, attract tens of thousands of people. Since the fall of Krajina, Baja Mali Knindža has written many songs about his dream of the Serbian people returning to live in the territories re-controlled by Croats during the Serb exodus from Croatia. His songs also express his sorrow of living without his land. Many of the songs became instant hits, such as "Ne rodila ni njivo ni šljivo". Here is a sample of the lyrics from the song:
He wrote songs for many traditional folk bands such as Jandrino Jato, Sinovi Manjače, Zvuci Tromeđe and Srpski Talibani. He is said to be a supporter of the Serb Radical Party but he did not promote them during elections. He has said that he would participate in governing the SRS.
driving older Mitsubishi Pajero
SUV. Besides his native language, he also speaks English
and Russian
. His Mother and Father live in a newly built house in Surčin
.
. Many of his songs are condemned in Muslim parts of Bosnia and Croatia because he sings against their war leaders. For example, his song "Ne volim te Alija" describes his strong dislike for that time Bosnian war-time president Alija Izetbegović
and includes the lyrics:
In one song, he sings "Ћути, ћути, ујко, убићу те ја" / shut up, shut up ujko (nickname for Ustašas, Croatian fascists from Wоrld War II), I will kill you. He has also sung "Ја не волим људе те, који воле ХДЗ
"—I don't like those people who like the HDZ (A right-wing Croatian political party), and included "Јебала их шаховница" "f*** their šahovica (šahovnica literally means chessboard, but in this context it refers to the coat-of-arms of Croatia which is in a checkered form.
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
singer and songwriter. He is often described as part of the turbo folk scene, and known for his ultra-nationalist lyrics. He is a cousin of murdered Serbian pop singer Ksenija Pajčin
Ksenija Pajcin
Ksenija Pajčin was a Serbian singer, dancer and model popular in Serbia and the other former Yugoslav republics...
.
Biography
Baja was born on 13 October 1966 in the village of Gubin, near LivnoLivno
Livno is a town in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between Tomislavgrad, Glamoč, Bosansko Grahovo, Kupres and the Croatian border.- Position :...
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, then Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. He wrote his first song while staying at the house of Momčilo Đujić at Krčič. The song is well known. It is called "Nema Raja, bez rodnoga kraja" (There is no paradise without the place you were born).
Baja Mali Knindža is not to be mistaken with Nedeljko Bajić Baja
Nedeljko Bajic Baja
Nedeljko Bajić is a Bosnian singer known professionally as Nedeljko Bajić Baja and Baja. He currently lives in Novi Sad, Serbia.Nedeljko was born to a family with 2 brothers and 2 sisters...
, who is a well known turbo folk singer. Baja Mali Knindža performs chetnik songs and odes to alcohol, such as "Duni, vjetre, malo preko jetre" (Blow, wind, through the liver). Baja is well known for his nationalist songs supporting the Serbs during the Yugoslav wars
Yugoslav wars
The Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...
. He gained the sympathy of the Serbian people. His first hit was Bpaти се Војводо/Duke come back. In this song he appealed to Serbian hero and chetnik commander Fr. Momčilo Đujić, to came back to the areas of Krajina and help create Greater Serbia. He said that he would never consider going to Croatia because of the Ustashe burning down his house and desecrating his predecessors graves.
Baja's performances in Zmijanje near Banja Luka, in the middle of August every year, attract tens of thousands of people. Since the fall of Krajina, Baja Mali Knindža has written many songs about his dream of the Serbian people returning to live in the territories re-controlled by Croats during the Serb exodus from Croatia. His songs also express his sorrow of living without his land. Many of the songs became instant hits, such as "Ne rodila ni njivo ni šljivo". Here is a sample of the lyrics from the song:
- Не родила ни ,њиво, ни ,шљиво, / Neither plums or fields have grown
- И све вам сe oсушило живо! / and everything dried up on you!
- Што садили, ништа не родило! / Whatever you plant, nothing has grown!
- Хеј , душмани, проклето вам било! / Oh, enemies, be cursed forever!
He wrote songs for many traditional folk bands such as Jandrino Jato, Sinovi Manjače, Zvuci Tromeđe and Srpski Talibani. He is said to be a supporter of the Serb Radical Party but he did not promote them during elections. He has said that he would participate in governing the SRS.
Personal life
Baja lives with his wife, three daughters and son in Novi BeogradNovi Beograd
Novi Beograd or New Belgrade is the most populous municipality that constitutes the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is a planned city, built in 1947 on the left bank of the Sava river which was previously an uninhabited area, opposite of the old Belgrade...
driving older Mitsubishi Pajero
Mitsubishi Pajero
The Mitsubishi Pajero is a sport utility vehicle manufactured by Mitsubishi Motors. It was named after Leopardus pajeros, the Pampas Cat which is native to the Patagonia plateau region of southern Argentina. However, since pajero is an offensive term for "wanker" in Spanish, alternative names have...
SUV. Besides his native language, he also speaks English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
. His Mother and Father live in a newly built house in Surčin
Surcin
Surčin is a neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is the youngest of Belgrade's 17 municipalities, as it split from the municipality of Zemun in 2003. Surčin municipality has 38,695 residents while Surčin town itself has 14,292...
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Controversy
Baja Mali Knindža is controversial due to his nationalismNationalism
Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...
. Many of his songs are condemned in Muslim parts of Bosnia and Croatia because he sings against their war leaders. For example, his song "Ne volim te Alija" describes his strong dislike for that time Bosnian war-time president Alija Izetbegović
Alija Izetbegovic
Alija Izetbegović was a Bosniak activist, lawyer, author, philosopher and politician, who, in 1990, became the first president of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served in this role until 1996, when he became a member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving until 2000...
and includes the lyrics:
- Не волим те, Алија, / I don't like you Alija
- Зато што си балија / Because you're a Balija (a term which Bosniaks consider insulting)
- Срушио си миран сан / You broke a peaceful dream
In one song, he sings "Ћути, ћути, ујко, убићу те ја" / shut up, shut up ujko (nickname for Ustašas, Croatian fascists from Wоrld War II), I will kill you. He has also sung "Ја не волим људе те, који воле ХДЗ
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
"—I don't like those people who like the HDZ (A right-wing Croatian political party), and included "Јебала их шаховница" "f*** their šahovica (šahovnica literally means chessboard, but in this context it refers to the coat-of-arms of Croatia which is in a checkered form.
Solo
- 1991: Ne dam Krajine / Не дам Крајине
- 1992: Stan'te paše i Ustaše / Стан'те паше и усташе
- 1993: Živjeće ovaj narod / Живјеће овај народ
- 1993: Све за српство, српство низашта
- 1993: Uživo sa braćom Bajić, Rašom Pavlovićem, i Goricom Ilić / Уживо са браћом Бајић Рашом Павловићем и Горицом Илић
- 1994: Još se ništa ne zna / Још се ништа не зна
- 1994: Rat i mir / Рат и мир
- 1994: Kockar bez sreće / Коцкар без среће
- 1994: Pobijediće istina / Побиједиће истина
- 1995: Igraju se delije / Играју се делије
- 1995: Idemo Dalje / Идемо даље
- 1996: Zbogom oružje / Збогом оружје
- 1997: Ne dirajte njega / Не дирајте њега
- 1998: Povratak u budućnost / Повратак у будућност
- 1998: Srpskim radikalima / Српским радикалима
- 1999: Biti il ne Biti / Бити ил не бити
- 1999: Život je tamoŽivot je tamoŽivot je tamo is the 19th album by Serbian singer Baja Mali Knindža, released in 1999.-Track listing:#"Gara iz Lončara" / Гара из Лончара#"Đe si mala" / Ђе си мала#"Pepeljara" / Пепељара#"Evo džepa, đe su pare bile" / Ево џепа, ђе су паре биле...
/ Живот је тамо - 2000: Zaljubljen i mlad / Заљубљен и млад
- 2001: Đe si legendo / Ђе си легендо
- 2002: Zbogom pameti / Збогом памети
- 2003: Baja Mali Knindža: uživo / Уживо
- 2003: Luda Žurka - uživoLuda Žurka - uživoLuda Žurka - uživo is an album of Serbian singer Baja Mali Knindža. It was released in 2003. It is the 21st album of Baja Mali Knindža.-Track listing:# Ima jedna krčma stara / Има једна крчма стара# Luda Žurka miks / Луда журка микс...
/ Луда журка - уживо - 2006: Za kim zvona zvone /За ким звона звоне
- 2007: Gluvi barut / Глуви барут
- 2011: Ti si kralj / Tи си краљ
With Braća sa Dinare band
- 1994: Goki i Baja bend / Гоки и Баја бенд
- 1995: Bila jednom jedna zemlja / Била једном једна земља
- 1996: Plači voljena zemljo / Плачи вољена земљо
- 1997: Ja se svoga, ne odričem groba / Ја се свога, не одричем до гроба
- 1998: Idemo do kraja / Идемо до краја