Michel "Meshach" Nestor Biography Michel “Meshach” Nestor hails from the small village of Choiseul in the south of St. Lucia , in the Caribbean . He was born on August 25, 1969 to a family greatly involved in local St. Lucian Festivals. As a result he grew up in a rich musical environment. His father who was a folk singer and guitarist, and his mother, who plays the African Drums an extremely important instrument in St. Lucian culture, influenced him. His dad exposed him to Country and Western music as well as Calypso. Meshach also grew up listening to Rock-n-Roll, Pop, R&B, Soca and Raggae and the Nyabinghi Drums. Meshach started singing from a very early age and he and his brothers made their first musical instruments from tin cans and fishing line. They would get together with their young friends, in their backyard, and make music well into the late hours of the night.

As a teenager, Meshach not only realized his talent for singing and songwriting, but he also began to find his spiritual guidance in Rastafari. He began looking for mentors like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Jacob Miller. As he grew older, he developed a strong spiritual faith in Haile Selassie I.

In addition to his musical talent, Meshach also discovered a love for dance and spent two years with a St. Lucian dance troupe, “The Afro Caribbean Dancers”. His dancing experience is apparent in his performance on stage.

His rich voice and charisma have thrilled his audiences over the past six years. He has been compared to greats such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Jacob Miller. It is difficult to actually put a label on Meshach for he has his own original style. He is anyone his audience wants him to be.

Meshach, in addition to constant lyric writing, guitar playing and reading the Bible, finds time to plant vegetables on a small plot of land behind his home in Choiseul . He also loves horseback riding and playing football in his leisure time.

Meshach is affiliated with Raggae band “Wevolusion”, which was originally established in La Fargue, Choiseul . He is one of the main founding members. The band is presently based in Castries , St. Lucia and is comprised of nine members, with Meshach as the bandleader. In addition to composing music, lyrics writing, singing and playing the guitar, Meshach has also assisted in the production and arrangement of his releases.

Meshach and Wevolusion were able to secure the opening act at a number of locally held concerts featuring international artists. The group opened for Shaggy and the Fugees, they opened for Sizzla, Luciano, Anthony B and Mikey General at the Conscious Reggae Party; they opened for Capleton, Determine, Barrington Levy and Jah Mason at the show “The Messengers”. They performed in Francois, Martinque under the sponsorship of Radio Junior and also performed at two concerts in Dominica under the banner of Conscious Zion Train. Meshach was the opening performer for the launching of  St. Lucia Jazz Festival 2003, sharing the stage with Damien "Jr. Gong" Marley, he was also the opening act for Junior Reid and Everton Blender Concert in August 30, 2002 . Meshach and Wevolusion performed at the Bounty Killer Concert in October 2002, the Raggae Splash Concert at Cul-de-Sac over the Easter Weekend in April 2003, and at the tribute to the Wailers which was featured at the Gaiety's Car Park in Gros Islet on Saturday May 24, 2003. Meshach and Wevolusion performed at the Cool Runnings Tribute to the Legacy of Bob Marley and the Wailers, alongside Bunny Wailer at Ring Bang City in Dover Christ Church, Barbados .

To date Meshach has released four singles:

“Gather Children” which is part of a compilation CD, “ Reffa Looshan Vol.1”, which Kronic Heights Studio in St. Lucia produced. “Hail” which was also produced by Kronic Heights Studio and was number one in Caribbean Top 40 in St. Lucia remaining on the charts for six weeks. “Mr Greedy Joe” was released in December 1999 and was a stunning success. Not only did it hit number one on the local charts, but was extremely popular regionally. In May 2000, “New Dreams” was released and all four singles were put on a limited edition CD.

In May 2002, Meshach released his first full length CD “Awake”. It consists of thirteen tracks. This CD was recorded at HeavyBeat Recording Studio in Miami and over dubbed at Majesty Studio in Atlanta , Georgia . Mr. Willie Lindo is extremely pleased with Meshach's material and highly recommends him. This is the first of many CD's to come from Meshach, as he has enough material to last a lifetime. He hopes to tour internationally so his dreams can be realized as he continues to mesmerize his audiences with his electric voice and captivating stage personality.