Biography
Baja Mali Knindža (Serbian: Баја Мали Книнџа), whose real name is Mirko Pajčin, is a Bosnian Serb turbo folk singer. He was born on 13 October 1966 in the village of Gubin, near Livno, Bosnia.
Baja Mali Knindža is not to be mistaken with Nedeljko Bajić Baja, who is another famous turbo folk singer. Baja Mali Knindža performs patriotic songs and odes to alcohol, such as "Duni vjetre preko jetre" (Blow, wind, through the liver). Baja Mali Knindza is well known for his nationalist songs supporting the Serbian war effort against the Croats and Bosniaks. Since the fall of Krajina, Baja Mali Knindza has written many songs about his dream of the Serbian people returning to live in the territories occupied during the Croatian War of Independence. The songs also express his sorrow of living without his land. Many of the songs have become instant hits, such as "Ne rodila ni njivo ni sljivo". Here is a sample of the lyrics from the song:
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Ne rodila ni njivo ni šljivo / The plums nor the fields have grown
I sve im se osušilo živo / and everthing has dried up on them
Što sadili, ništa ne rodilo / whatever they have planted, nothing has grown
Hej, dušmani, prokleto vam bilo / my enemy, may you be forever cursed
Discography
Albums
* 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: 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
Baja Mali Knindža is controversial due to his nationalist songs. For example, his song "Ne volim te Alija" includes the lyrics:
Ne volim te Alija / I don't like you Alija
Zato što si Balija / Because you're a Balija (Balija: Very derogatory way to call a Bosnian muslim)
Srušio si miran san / You have broken a peaceful dream
Or his song
Moj je tata : My father is
Zlocinac iz rata : a warcriminal
vi se potrudite : You can try your best
Pa ga osudite : to prosecute him
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.