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From the heart

Sagarika talks to A. Vishnu about her music, inspirations and more

SECOND COMING Sagarika is back with a bang

She began her career when a new genre of Indian non-film music called IndiPop was just starting off, and artistes such as Alisha, Suchitra, Mehnaaz and Anaida came to the forefront. Hardcore music fans would remember her collaborating with her brother Shaan, and a bunch of other teenage wannabe singers in a medley remix album called `Q-Funk' (short for Qawalli Funk).

IndiPop's first (and the last-heard, perhaps) brother-sister duo of Shaan and Sagarika made waves with an album called `Naujawan,' after which Shaan went on to release his solo albums such as `Loveology,' before plunging into Bollywood with songs such as `Musu Musu.'

Sagarika, in the meantime, released `Maa,' which was dedicated to her mother, and though the album did not rake in the moolah, it still remains one of the most sensitive (and sentimental) music albums, the country has ever heard. Collaborations with World Music maestro Talvin Singh and a well-known British music producer kept the limelight on her, just as critics attempted to write her off.

Back to music

A bad relationship, followed by the opening of a restaurant named Olive Bar and Kitchen, kept her busy for three years, before she decided to get back to music.

Her new album, `It's All About Love,' has just hit the stores. The video, directed by Aditya Bhattacharya, for the first single titled `Bye Bye Baby' is already on air across the music channels. Sagarika explains the songs in the album: "They are sensitive and emotional. I was in such a state of mind, having to go off a relationship, and a time in my life when I was intensely inspired my music. All the tracks in the album are essentially love songs, which reflect my thoughts on the different facets of love."

Sagarika, who rates this album several steps above `Maa,' says each song tugs at your heartstrings, reminding you of that first boy who held your hand, that genuine smile which says: "Everything's gonna be alright." And you will find tears rolling down your cheeks, before you even know it.

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