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33 years old, born and raised in Novi Sad (in Vojvodina, northern province of Serbia), in predominantly Roma neighborhood "Adice", earns for living working as a construction worker, without permanent employment.
For more than 10 years, Muha writes lyrics that are very much connected with everyday life of Romma community, and turns them into hip-hop style songs. He made his first recordings in 2003: local radio (Multiradio) released the song "Crni smo mi" ("We are Black"), which attracted lots of attention of Vojvodina audience, due to its messages to fight against racial and ethnic discrimination. Soon, a video clip for that song was broadcasted on TV B92 from Belgrade.
The next project was taking part in documentary film about Roma community in Novi Sad, "The Last Hole on Flute", made by video artists team from Netherlands, for which the song "Mi smo braca Romi" (We are Roma Brothers) was recorded in 2004.
In July 2005. he took part in an international workshop "Petrovaradin Tribe"– an art project supported by European Cultural Foundation, that joined together young musicians and film students from Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia, working together on explorations of the newly established bonds and energies of the young generation that does not want to live in the shadow of the past war, judgments and feelings of guilt; again in cooperation with Radio 021 (in their studio), for project's documentary film another song "Pustite unutra ove divne ljude" (Let Inside These Beautiful People) was recorded.
In April 2006. he took part in 3 months long film workshop, a part of an international art project "Kuba: Journey Against the Current" (produced by Austrian foundation Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary). As part of activities in the workshop, "Cokoladni reper" (Chocolate Rapper) was recorded and the video clip was made by project fellow participants.
During summer of 2006, on the joint initiative of team from Citizens Pact for SEEurope and EXIT festival, he was given a chance to make a video for the song he made about EXIT festival last year, and the executive production was assigned to Kino Klub from Novi Sad. The success of music video made for the song "Let Inside These Beautiful People" (which was broadcasted on national public television RTS on numerous occasions), led to invitation to perform at EXIT Festival’s NGO stage, in July 2006.
In 2007. thanks to support by Open Society Institute (by grant awarded within The Roma Cultural Participation Project / Roma Music Initiative), he made his first professional studio recordings; the album “Crni smo mi” (“We are Black”) was released in July and promoted within EXIT Festival (MTV Movement campaign), followed by series of live acts in Novi Sad club CK 13. Recently, he participated in 2 art projects: international video workshop “Divided God” and international symposium “Dictionary of War”, both held in Novi Sad, co-produced by Center for New Media Kuda.org.