The Caribbean Cruisers are an Arizona based band that plays a mix music from the Caribbean region including Calypso, Soca, Junkanoo, Latin, Reggae and Contemporary Jazz. The band's repertoire includes traditional Caribbean favorites from the various Islands, jazz set in Latin and other tropical styles and popular American tunes arranged in Caribbean rhythmic styles.
 

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Dr. Jesse McGuire has been a force in the music industry professionally for the past 30 years. His career has spanned several different genres of music including Gospel, Contemporary Christian, Classic Jazz, Smooth Jazz, and Rock & Roll. In addition to his career as a professional musician, Dr. McGuire is also an ordained minister and seminary graduate. Over five and a half million people per year are witness to his amazing rendition of the National Anthem. Jesse has been heard at professional sporting events and various functions all across the country. His most notable performance was at the 2001 World Series, for which, he received a World Series Championship Ring from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
 

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Born in Ouagadougou at Burkina Faso, Amadou Kienou is the 7th son of a family of praise singers from Dafing origin.

The varied repertoire of Amadou Kienou consists of songs, dances and musical soundings of the Mandingue rhythms. Some of which he has adapted for the drum, such as: Senoufo, Senegalese, Peul, childhood songs, love songs and rhythms from the forest.

His music is known for its peculiar musical variations, its vibrating sounds and resonances, all of which is a product of several cultures. Various concerts in Africa, Europe, South America and North America have enabled the group to develop a rich, interesting and diverse repertoire, wherein the musical and personal touch of Kienou is readily recognizable.
 

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Sean has been working as a professional musician in the southwest United States since 1984. Sean sings, plays piano, drum set, steel drums, marimba, vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel, tympani, congas, and numerous Latin percussion instruments. Sean has performed in twenty-three states nationally and his international performance locations include Canada, Turkey, Italy, Greece, and Spain.

Sean and the band regularly perform at the Arizona Biltmore, The Camelback Inn, The Scottsdale Hilton, The Phoenician, the Pointe Hilton Resorts, the Scottsdale Princess, the Ritz Carlton, the J.W. Marriot at Desert Ridge, The Wig Wam, and the Hyatt Regency at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale.

Caji, a distinctive guitarist in the Brazilian style and unique singing interpretation redefines the grooves from his hometown, Salvador, Bahia. Salomé, from the islands of Azores, joined him as a multilingual vocalist; her percussions grooves; ukulele and her passion for Brazilian and world music. Together they extended the musical language to a mutli-cultural expression. They represent and explore a vast universe of musical styles that are interconnected. While the main influence is Afro-Brazilian, which includes bossa-nova, samba, and afoxé, they incorporate reggae and other world music styles such as bolero, morna, and fado into their unique sound. With her percussiveness and ability to sing in four different languages (Portuguese, Spanish, French, and English), and his sensitivity to musical language, and rythms, they are able to bring to the music of the world, including Brazilian, Cuban, French, Peruvian, Cabo Verdan and Portuguese, a special sensitivity to the rare beauty of these cultures.
 

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This husband and wife are very passionate about creating and being on stage together, sharing all their original life inspired work with personal revelations as their blue print!

Liliana de León and Peter Torsiello create and present innovative, contemporary, traditional, theatrical and intercultural programs. And while their programs respect the legacy of Spain's vast artistic history, Flor Y Piedra are a very vibrant part of the "Nuevo Flamenco" movement in the world today enriching the lives of the community at large with their life infused entertainment and educational programs.

The creation of their excellent alternative Flamenco pop show includes energy driven hits, bilingual love songs, Spoken word moments and percussion motivated pieces with exciting guitar solos, vocal expressions, clapping, snapping and heelwork. Flor Y Piedra light up a stage and move you with their own superb flavor. Their programs are infused with overtones of old-world Spain and the excitement of the Los Angeles contemporary music scene.
 

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Paul joins the CBS 5 morning team from Cincinnati, Ohio. His first visit to the Valley was to visit his sister Lynne at ASU; after that he was determined to end up in Phoenix. Paul says, "There is so much to do here, it is really easy to fall in love with this area!"

Paul realized he had an interest in weather in 1989, when he and his father were huddled in the bathroom of their small St. Thomas home enduring the wrath of Hurricane Hugo. After that experience he realized how important a meteorologist's job can be. He is a graduate of the communication/broadcasting program at George Fox University. Paul received his Meteorology Certificate from Mississippi State University.

Prior to his arrival at CBS 5, Paul was the Chief Meteorologist for WXIX TV. He was also the in-game host for the Cincinnati Reds, and hosted a weekly radio show with his brother Mike. He also spent time working in Kennewick, Spokane, and Seattle, Wa. During that time he won an Emmy for the Northwest's best weather anchor and received numerous community awards for his work with local schools.

Being involved in the community is very important to Paul. He enjoys spending much of his time volunteering for local charities and visiting local schools talking to students about the weather. On the weekends you can find Paul hiking, at the pool, exploring the area, and on his radio show on 98.7 The Peak every Sunday afternoon.

CBS 5 is very excited to have Paul Horton on the morning news team. Be sure to join him weekdays from 4:30 a.m. - 7 a.m. for a fun twist on what the Valley has to offer. Paul is out and about every morning to bring you a sneak peek at the must-see events and locations. If you have an upcoming event you want more people to know about, or a really cool place we've just got to send Paul, e-mail us with all your contact information and a quick sentence or two about why it's a "must-see" live location for CBS 5 Morning News.