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Bajka (music)
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Bajka is a female artist born in India and raised in Portugal and South Africa. She is a poet
, singer, producer
and songwriter
. "Bajka" in some slavonic languages means "fable
".
Bajka studied music in Prague
. Her relationship with Asia remains the main theme of her poetry. She has performed spoken word
poetry on several projects, including Bonobo and Radio citizen, her latest solo record is called Bajka in Wonderland, released on Chinchin records.
In recent years, her role has moved from poet to singer and composer as well as producer. Her voice is described as jazz
/soul
and she has appeared on a number of chill out
and electronic dance
tracks.
She is currently based in Berlin
, Germany
.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, singer, producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
. "Bajka" in some slavonic languages means "fable
Fable
A fable is a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, mythical creatures, plants, inanimate objects or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized , and that illustrates a moral lesson , which may at the end be expressed explicitly in a pithy maxim.A fable differs from...
".
Bajka studied music in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. Her relationship with Asia remains the main theme of her poetry. She has performed spoken word
Spoken word
Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....
poetry on several projects, including Bonobo and Radio citizen, her latest solo record is called Bajka in Wonderland, released on Chinchin records.
In recent years, her role has moved from poet to singer and composer as well as producer. Her voice is described as jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
/soul
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
and she has appeared on a number of chill out
Chill out music
Chill out music is an umbrella term for several styles of electronic music characterized by their mellow style and mid-tempo beats — "chill" being derived from a slang injunction to "relax."Chill out music emerged in the early and mid-1990s in "chill rooms" at dance clubs, where relaxing music...
and electronic dance
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
tracks.
She is currently based in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Discography
- Instinctive Traveler/Dissidenten (CD) (1998)
- Dissidenten Remixe.de (2 CDs) (2000–2005)
- Radio Citizen (7"&CD) (2005)
- The Only Religion That I Believe (7") (2005)
- I Can No Poet Be / Love's Serenity (12") (2006)
- In Wonderland (CD) (2010)
- Escape From Wonderland (CD remixes) (2010)
Appearances
- BeanfieldBeanfieldBeanfield is a duo of German musician/producers allied with the groove label Compost Records. The two members are Jan Krause and Michael Mettke...
- Human Patterns (November, 1999) (1 track) - Ben Mono - Dual (2003) (4 tracks)
- BeanfieldBeanfieldBeanfield is a duo of German musician/producers allied with the groove label Compost Records. The two members are Jan Krause and Michael Mettke...
- Seek (2004) (2 tracks) - Das Goldene Zeitalter - A Vision / Breakin' Through / Im Würgegriff Der Schönen Künste (2006) (1 track)
- Radio Citizen - Berlin Serengeti (September, 2006) (6 tracks)
- Bonobo - Days To Come (October, 2006) (4 tracks)
- Bonobo - Nightlite (February, 2007) (all 4 tracks)
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- Beyond The Path (October, 2007) (1 track) - Aaron Jerome - Time To Rearrange (January, 2008) (1 track)
- Protassov - Shalina Music (May, 2008) (1 track)
- Mich Gerber - Wanderer (September, 2008) (2 tracks)
- Una Mas Trio - Clear As Water (April, 2009) (1 track)
- Sola Rosa - Get It Together (March, 2009) (2 tracks)
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- We Are To Answer (June, 2009) (1 track) - ArgyArgyArgy is a commune in the Indre department in central France....
- Upon Ourselves (2009) (1 track) - Dalindèo - Soundtrack for the Sound Eye (January, 2010) (2 tracks)*
- Radio Utopia - Algebra of Delight (2010) (3 tracks)
- Whitefield Brothers - Earthology (2010) (1 track)
- Radio Citizen – Hope And Despair (2010) (3 tracks)
- Pirupa – Trust (2011) (2 tracks, 3 remixes)