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Baba unplugged

PHOTO: Anu Pushkarna

Thanda attitude Baba Sehgal

In a tight T-shirt and jeans, Baba Sehgal aka Harjit Singh Sehgal still exudes his almost child-like brand of enthusiasm and ebullience. “Indi-pop is a pauper’s market now,” he says frankly. “There are very few buyers of Indi- pop these days because pop, rock, rap and hip hop have been picked up in a big way by Hindi film musicians. It’s become a paap (sin) to do Indi-pop these days.”

That’s not to mean that one of the first Indi-pop stars in the country is throwing the towel in — he’s just coming up with new ways to get his latest album noticed.

The electrical engineer- turned-rapper is working on his upcoming album (tentatively titled Mennu ki) that will be releasing in October this year, his first album in five years.

“There’s no point just putting together a bunch of songs and making one music video,” he says. “I have big plans — there’s a song in the album called World Peace that I hope to have playing in theatres across the country, if all goes well and I find a sponsor.” The ten songs on the album are a mixture of bhangra, rap, hip hop, dance and techno, primarily in Hindi and English, but also a bit in Punjabi and Telegu. Yes, you read that right, Telegu.

“I’ve been singing regularly for ‘Telegu’ films these days — Jalsa, which was released in March, has become an anthem of sorts and given me quite a bit of mileage,” he says. “I’ve even sung a couple of songs for Kannada films.”

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