This is one diva to watch. With an R&B sound that mixes ultra-modern reggae, dancehall and hip-hop with echoes of old-school Marvin Gaye melodics, Sumeet's got a sound that's all her own.

Add in a strong, versatile voice and a touch of Indian instrumentation and you've got a recipe that's catapulted her songs into major play on Canadian and U.K. radio, along with Sirius Satellite Radio in the U.S.
Last year, two of her singles, "Agony" (with dancehall celeb Elephant Man) and "Wine Me (2 Da Ground)" were all over the airwaves. This summer, the song to listen for is "Love Goes On," a catchy dhol-laced number from her March debut album, "Deeper."

The slender Punjabi songstress lives in New York, where's she's busy promoting her album and recording for a follow-up. But she grew up on a farm in Canada, singing to entertain herself. "I was a skinny little Indian girl with absolutely no friends in the whitest city you could think of," she says, in a soft, good-humored voice. "I had a lot of imaginary friends who I sang for. Singing is just what I did."

Luckily for the rest of us, Sumeet eventually began performing for more than her imaginary friends. These days, she's rocking crowds from Miami Mardi Gras to DJ Rekha's Basement Bhangra in New York City and clubs around the country. Check out her Web site for upcoming gigs.