Ra or Raja aka Bohemia or Bohemia The Punjabi Rapper (born Roger David on October 15th 1979 in Karachi, Pakistan is a Pakistani-American Punjabi Rapper and Music Producer from California. His music has been widely played in the American clubbing scene and a big impact on the streets of America. He is widely recognized as the pioneer of Desi Hip Hop and king of Punjabi rap.


Roger David better known by his stage name Bohemia was born on October 15th 1979 in Karachi, Pakistan into a Punjabi family. When Bohemia was about 14 years old, he moved to California, along with his family.



Bohemia as a young teen and started learning how to play harmonium at a very young age from his father. Raja used rapping as an outlet to escape from his thug life style. He took a bold step and became a local musician who played along with artists such as Sunil Khanna (you will find him listed in Sunil's bio) and Manesh Judge. Sunil has referred to Ra as a great musician and a poet; Ra soon started putting his poetry to his music and gave birth to Bohemia, the punjabi rapper.


Through his experiences, come raw raps depicting not just California street life, but a life many South Asians lead in America. His lyrics are in Punjabi, while many of the hooks are in English. Raja looks up to artists such as Jagjit Singh and the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Bohemia's first album, Vich Pardesan De (In The Foreign Lands), was released independently in 2002 and was soon among the top ten most requested songs on BBC radio 1 in the UK. His next album, Pesa Nasha Pyar (Money Addiction Love), was released in 2006 under Universal Music Group Pvt. Ltd. India and Ishq Records, UK making it the first ever full-length Desi-Rap album to be released by a major label. Hailing from California USA, Bohemia unloads automatic rounds of street-savvy Punjabi raps interlaced with pounding kicks, chunky bass lines and contagious melodies.


After having burnt up music charts with his Bollywood songs, Bohemia's highly awaited album Da Rap Star has finally released (Universal Music Group, April 2009). Da Rap Star, written and produced entirely by Bohemia hit No1 on the Planet M/Music World Chart in Punjabi, India, and is currently on No2 on Universal Music India's Top 5 Chart. And he's the best..love B.O.H.E.M.I.A
Chandni Chowk to China
Bohemia wrote and produced the title track for Warner Bros. Chandni Chowk to China (Hindi: चाँदनी चौक टू चाईना, Urdu: چاندنی چوک ٹو چائنا) is a Hindi film which released on 16 January 2009. The film is directed by Nikhil Advani and stars Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone.

8 x 10 Tasveer
Akshay teams up with Bohemia for a song in 8 x 10 Tasveer. Navin Shah, CEO of Percept Picture Company, says, "...Bohemia is a very popular rap artist and we are very happy that he has given his music for our film."'8x10 Tasveer' starring Akshay Kumar, Ayesha Takia, Sharmila Tagore, Javed Jaffrey and Anant Mahadevan is directed by Nagesh Kukunoor.