Bajka (musician)

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Bajka
Birth nameBajka Pluwatsch
Born (1978-12-25) 25 December 1978 (age 43)
Genres Downtempo, chillout

Bajka Pluwatsch (born 25 December 1978), also known by her mononym and stage name Bajka (pronounced "Bai-Kah"), is a German artist born in India and raised in Portugal and South Africa. [1] She is a poet, singer, producer, and songwriter. [1]

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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. In 2009 she performed on the Club des Belugas album "Zoo Zizaro". [2] Her latest solo record is called Bajka in Wonderland , released on Chinchin records. [3]

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

Appearances

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References

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  2. "Zoo Zizaro - Club Des Belugas - CD's - Mighty Music Machine". Mighty Music Machine. n.d. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. 1 2 "ChinChin Records". ChinChin Records. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.