Nathan Connor — known to Anguilla as Vere Musiq — discovered his voice almost by accident. Growing up on St. Kitts, he was drawn first to the drums, then bass, then keyboard, before a vocal exercise with his sister revealed an exceptional singing talent around age 10. A gifted songwriter with a classic sound shot through with Caribbean influences, Vere has become one of Anguilla's most beloved performers — a Sunday tradition at Leon's at Meads Bay, where barefoot crowds gather in the sand for sunset sets that often open with reggae and roam wherever the night takes them. He's shared the stage with Bankie Banx, Omari Banks and Omalie360 at Malliouhana's 40th Anniversary celebration — proof that, in his own words, he's "the artist you didn't know you needed in your headphones.