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Every song features at least one past student of the Alpha music programme in Kingston, Jamaica. Founded in 1880, Alpha has helped launch the careers of jazz innovators, ska pioneers and reggae icons. Operated by the Sisters of Mercy of Jamaica, a Catholic order of nuns since 1890, Alpha continues to develop the next generation of music talent.

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Playlist. ThE Ska Music Foundation

Ska brings together Jamaican folk, American rhythm and blues and jazz and the recordings in this playlist trace the musical evolution.

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SUPERNOVA SKA FEST 2026. OUT OF CONTROL ARMY (MEXICO)

Performing Saturday, September 12 at the Supernova International Ska Festival in Hampton Virginia, Out of Control Army has built its reputation around a sound that is as much about the size of the ensemble as the energy of its performances.

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Playlist. 10 ska songs you should know

10 classic tracks featuring Alpha past students. Some things never change. These classic cuts make for one of our most popular Alpha playlists of 10 music milestones in Alpha's ska history, and present! An original from the original ska band featuring Alpha past students Don Drummond (trombone), Lester Sterling (alto sax), Tommy McCook (tenor sax) and Johnny Dizzy Moore (trumpet). Recorded in 2018, Just What It Is brings together Alpharians like keyboardist Ervin 'Allah' Lloy

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