Category: Jazz

KADS MIIDA. VISUAL ARTIST FOR ERNEST RANGLIN & THE ALPHARIANS "JUST WHAT IT IS" FEATURING TAN TAN

5/20/2018

Kads Miida, a Tokyo-based visual artist created the throwback visual for the cover of the upcoming release, Just What It Is by Ernest Ranglin And The Alpharians Featuring Edward 'Tan Tan' Thornton. Click here to get your copy!

Visual Artist Kads Miida was born in Kyoto, and is now a Tokyo resident. Mr Miida fuses art and music. Since his first opportunity to paint a mural for a reggae club, Mr Miida says he was inspired by the energy of reggae music. As told to designer Maria Papaefstathiou, Miida says since the first time “I touched the riddim of Reggae [it] fit well with me, and I thought that I would like to paint simply the energy. I want to show the people what I see in the dancehall culture and reggae riddims.”

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HAVE YOU HEARD? GIVE A GIFT AND GET A GIFT!

5/14/2018

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In celebration of Alpha’s 138th anniversary on May 1, 2018, Alpha is pleased to give back to the school’s supporters a special musical gift–a pre-release copy of the song “Just What It Is” (Pop Up Music JA) recorded by the acclaimed guitarist Ernest Ranglin accompanied by Alpha past students. Indeed all the musicians donated their services with Alpha, and you, our friends and family, in mind. We are grateful to them for their generosity and their music and we look forward to sharing it with you.

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LEGENDS OF JAMAICAN JAZZ REUNITE TO BENEFIT ALPHA

5/1/2018

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From his role in Jamaica’s first smash hit, Millie Small’s “My Boy Lollipop”, to his eclectic contributions to Jamaican jazz and reggae, 85-year old Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin is the elder statesman of Jamaican music. Challenging him for the position might be 86-year old Edward ‘Tan Tan’ Thornton, a graduate of the Alpha Boys School whose training at Alpha launched an amazingly varied work experiences--from performing with Eric Deans Orchestra as a teenager to a Beatles recording session as a young man and now touring with Rockabilly Punk outfit Kitty, Daisy & Lewis. Pop Up Music JA is pleased to partner with some of Jamaica's most influential musicians on this, its debut, Friday, June 1 release.

Until June 1 "Just What It Is" will be available exclusively on the Alpha Boys School website > alphaboysschool.org.

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RAYMOND HARPER - "AFRICAN BLOOD" X "SAFARI"

12/5/2015

Raymond Harper was the senior trumpeter in the Alpha band while Bobby Ellis was his junior. Once out of school, Prince Buster was one of Harper's most loyal supporters including "African Blood". Harper was not the most visible musician in the 50s and 60s but definitely among the most respected. Click here to listen to Alpha Boys School Radio online or download the mobile app to take it with you. www.alphaboysschoolradio.com

KADS MIIDA. VISUAL ARTIST FOR ERNEST RANGLIN & THE ALPHARIANS "JUST WHAT IT IS" FEATURING TAN TAN

HAVE YOU HEARD? GIVE A GIFT AND GET A GIFT!

LEGENDS OF JAMAICAN JAZZ REUNITE TO BENEFIT ALPHA

RAYMOND HARPER - "AFRICAN BLOOD" X "SAFARI"

Alpha Boys' School Radio

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