Beshia Muir, aka Indu. - Contributed

With no desire to be in the music industry, it seems almost destined that new singjay Indu was drawn into entertainment.

Describing herself as an easy-going 24-year-old mother, Beshia Muir, aka Indu, is the latest addition to the Vybz Kartel-led Portmore Empire. Featured on two current hit songs with Vybz Kartel, Come B—-d Me for Big Ship and Versatility for Head Concussion Music, Indu is bound to get noticed. However, she is not like most artistes who were driven to music from an early age.

"I didn't expect to be in music. I was never driven towards music, is Kartel that really pulled me into it saying that music was in me," she said.

Having worked in The Cayman Islands for two years, Indu returned to Jamaica last year to be with her son and daughter. Living close to Vybz Kartel's studio in the Havendale area, Indu soon became a regular at the studio.

Despite having ample opportunity to be around music, Indu still didn't develop her interest until she was pointed in that direction by Vybz Kartel. She told THE STAR, "Music found me, I didn't look for it. I'm always around entertainers and I was always by the studio singing and Kartel dragged the music out of me. He had voiced a song recently for Stephen McGregor (Come B—-d Me). He called up Stephen and made the arrangement for me to be on the song."

Another popular collaboration followed when Kartel told Indu she would be on Versatility as well. Now the singjay is looking to music as a full-time career. She will soon be releasing her yet-to-be-titled debut single for producer Russian of Head Concussion Music. Indu said she had no regrets about pursuing the musical path, which was made clear to her at recent stage shows in Negril, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios where she performed as part of the Portmore Empire.

"I was a bit nervous at first to perform, but it was very good and I got a good 'forward'. Being with the Portmore Empire and performing alongside them is a very good feeling. They are like another family to me. They treat me like a little sister," Indu said.

Describing her deep-pitched voice as unique, Indu cites Kartel, Spice and Lady Saw as musical influences and hopes to one day be on top locally and internationally.