Sumeet This soulful beauty from London, Ontario is a very pleasant vocal surprise. From the first note, her strong, smooth voice can send an electrifying jolt down your spine. In fact, electrifying best describes so much about this unique, young songstress.
She notes Hip-Hop, Reggae, and artists such as Erykah Badu, Jill Scott and Angie Stone as some of her inspirations, and she tries to approache her music with the same down-to-earth elegance. As much a talented vocal stylist as she is a singer and songwriter, Sumeet adds her own vibrant, invigorating flavor to every song.
On her debut independent album Deeper Sumeet Music, smooth blend of R&B, Hip-Hop, and Dance Hall, recorded in New York City with a A-List of producers, Sumeet displays the range of her abilities on infectious dancehall reggae jams such as Agony featuring Atlantic Records recording artist Elephant Man, and Wine Me 2 Da Ground which have both been in heavy rotation across Canadian and UK radio and was included on Toronto’s Flow 93.5 FM’s prestigious Urban FlowCase CD, because of popular demand.
Recently, three of Sumeet’s songs were featured on BBC Radio. Connection, which is sung in a playful storytelling style, made the A-Playlist. Get On Your Feet, a simple but infectious club jam, and Love Goes On were both picked as songs of the week. Love Goes On a unique blend of Hip-Hop based R&B and the popular South Asian dance style, Bhangra was picked as Recommended Listening in the April 2005 issue of The Fader Magazine.
Just as many R&B singers get their start in the church, Sumeet began singing in temple as a small child. Sumeet inherited her musical inclinations from her musician/singer/songwriter father who also fostered an appreciation for diverse genres. As her musical abilities grew, so too did her confidence.
A spontaneous opportunity emerged one night at a University of Western Ontario show when her brother, who was emceeing the affair, demanded that she fill in for an hour while they fixed a few technical difficulties. A terrified Sumeet climbed on stage in front of 2,000 people. I was mad nervous. I had nothing prepared, nothing. I just sang different verses, she recalls. I was so terrified. But in the end, they showed me so much love… and after that, I was sold. I knew this was what I was meant to do.
The next few years hold great promises for this young, rising star. With a major management deal in the UK which will bring a commercial label release, Sumeet is poised to become a worldwide name.
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