Edit history

Zlatna are Bojan Stojanov (Baptism of Uzi) and Jen Knight (Jen Knight and the Cavaliers) began as a home recording project for Bojan Stojanov and Jen Knight with the idea of pairing Bojan’s more ambitious songwriting and experimental sounds with Jen’s soulful vocals. The pair met at a recording studio in Collingwood and sought to collaborate on some new demos Bojan was working on. Starting out recording in various share houses - bathrooms, bedrooms, studies and hallways - in 2015 Zlatna soon developed into a live act playing Panacea festival 2015 and some Melbourne record stores. The name Zlatna derives from the Slavic word for gold. Interestingly, “zlatna”, is the feminine word for gold and though the songs are written by Bojan the focus is on a female protagonist. The duo are excited to bring a full band sound and showcase songs from a forthcoming longer release in 2016. Enamoured with the sounds of American gangsta rap but fatigued by the often one dimensional lyrics, the pair