Bajka (musician)
| Bajka | |
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| Birth name | Bajka Pluwatsch |
| Born | December 25, 1978 |
| Genres | Downtempo, chillout |
Bajka Pluwatsch (born December 25, 1978), also known by her mononym and stage name Bajka (pronounced "Bai-Kah"), is a female artist born in India and raised in Portugal and South Africa.[1] She is a poet, singer, producer, and songwriter.[1] "Bajka" in Polish language means "fairy tale".
History
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.[2]
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.
Discography
- Instinctive Traveler/Dissidenten (CD) (1998)
- Dissidenten Remix.ed (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)[3]
- Escape From Wonderland (CD remixes) (2010)[3]
Appearances
- Beanfield - Human Patterns (November, 1999) (1 track)
- Ben Mono - Dual (2003) (4 tracks)
- Beanfield - 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)
- EastEnders - 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)
- Ancient Astronauts - We Are To Answer (June, 2009) (1 track)
- Argy - 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)
- The Soul Session - One (January 2012) (1 track)
References
External links
- Bajka discography at Discogs
- Bajka's Official MySpace page
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