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Paktofonika was a Polish group, which debuted with the album Kinematografia in 2000. Their music is influenced by German hip hop, especially the style popular in Hamburg. The name Paktofonika comes from the words “pakt” and “fonika” as in “paktu zawartego przy dźwiękach z głośnika”, an idea created by Rahim and Magik.

Paktofonika began when Magik left Kaliber 44 during the recording of their second album, W 63 minuty dookoła świata. Rahim left his group 3xKlan at around the same time, and formed Paktofonika with Magik and Fokus in 1998.



Their first songs were written in October of that year, being Priorytety, Ja to Ja, and Gdyby. Two new members joined Paktofonika, DJ Bambus on turntables, and Sot on the beatbox. In the spring of 2000 the group signed a contract with Gigant Records. In the summer of that year, the group was in Witten (Germany) where they recorded their song 2 Kilo with German artists. That year, on December 18, their first album entitled Kinematografia was released.

Eight days after the CD was released, December 26, at 6:15 Magik commited suicide by jumping from the ninth floor of his apartment. After his death, the group continued concerts for some time, using pre-recorded material for Magik’s vocals. After a while, Fokus and Rahim left the group to pursue other projects.

In the year 2001, a sample of Ja to Ja which was sung by Piotr ‘Gutek’ Gutkowski was used in an ice cream commercial without the group members’ agreement, but with the knowledge of Gigant Records.

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