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WHALEWATCHERS 

BEST OF MONTEREY COUNTY 2007

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND REGGAE MUSIC LOVERS FOR VOTING US THE BEST BAND IN MONTEREY COUNTY !   WE ARE PROUD TO REPRESENT THE REGGAE MUSIC COMMUNITY HERE ON THE WEST COAST.

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Sunday, April 27 - BIG SUR MARATHON 8am - noon

Friday, May 16 - GREEN THUMBS LUNCH at CSUMB

Sunday, May 18 - ELKHORN YACHT CLUB  Nautical Marketplace

Sunday, June 1 - CANNERY ROW  CELEBRATION 11am - 12:15pm

Saturday, July 19 - AFRP FUNDRAISER Hidden Valley 4-5pm

Saturday, Sept. 20 - FERNWOOD RESORT Big Sur 9pm

The Monterey Bay's premier reggae and world music group, Jonah and the Whalewatchers continue to bring positive musical conciousness and culture to dancehalls and festivals across California and the western US.

   The Whalewatchers have been constantly active on the live music scene since 1990, and are still building on the foundation of a message of peace and love for humanity that is already understood and firmly rooted in the minds and hearts of reggae music fans worldwide.

   It's not surprising to see young and old people alike connecting with this heartbeat music that fuses Caribbean and African beats with American jazz, blues and soul to create a very unique sound that is most often identified as reggae. The band's playlist also includes styles like calypso and soca and more modern dancehall reggae and ska and hip-hop tunes which are guaranteed to get people up and dancing!

   The group was formed by soulful Jamaican bassist and singer Alex Shirley with some Carmel and Monterey locals in a series of friendly jam sessions, and finding common musical ground to build upon, other members soon joined the band, including guitarist Tracy Chesebrough, drummer John Tallon, steel pan and percussion player Cary Lowney, trumpet, keyboard and percussion player Bill Steacy and guitarist  Jay Burriss .

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VOTED BEST BAND IN MONTEREY COUNTY

BY READERS OF MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY