Baja Mali Knindža

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Baja Mali Knindža
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Background information
Birth name Mirko Pajčin
Born 13 October 1966 (1966-10-13) (age 41)
Origin Gubin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Genre(s) folk
Years active 1991 -
Associated acts Braća sa Dinare
Website [http://www.baja-mali-knindza.com

Baja Mali Knindža (Serbian: Баја Мали Книнџа), whose real name is Mirko Pajčin (Serbian: Мирко Пајчин), is a Serbian folk cantautore, singer.

He is often described as part of the turbo folk scene, but he is actually a strong critic of that form of music. He is a cousin of Serbian singer Ksenija Pajčin. Baja was born on 13 October 1966 in the village of Gubin, near Bosansko Grahovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia.

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[edit] Biography

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 patriotic 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 apealed to Serbian hero and chetnik commander Fr. Momčilo Đujić, (who was honoured by the American Government), to came back to Krajina and protect the Serbian people. He said that he would never consider going to Croatia because of the "Ustašas" burning down his house and desecrating his predecessors graves. Baja is the most popular singer in Republika Srpska. His albums have sold millions of copies in Serbia, Republika Srpska and among Serbs in Western Europe, North America and Australia.

Baja's performances in Zmijanje near Banja Luka, in the middle of August every year, attract tens of thousands of people. Even Bosnian Croats listen to his anti-Muslim songs. 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 captured 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.

[edit] Personal life

Baja lives with his wife, three daughters and son in Novi Beograd. Besides his native language, He also speaks English and Russian.

[edit] Discography

[edit] 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 tamo / 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 - uživo / Луда журка - уживо
  • 2006: Za kim zvona zvone /За ким звона звоне
  • 2007: Gluvi barut / Глуви барут

[edit] 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


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