Sister Iggy was not one to seek the spotlight but we are glad to be able to provide audio recordings of her comments on one of her favourite topics--music! Photo credit: Brian Keyo Marie Davies attended Alpha Academy before joining the Sisters of Mercy in 1938 at the age of 17, taking the name Sister Ignatius. 'Iggy' became the band manager at Alpha Boys School where she also introduced sound system performance techniques. Her respect for, and approach to, music education wa

From jazz to rock to rnb to dance music, Harold 'Little G' McNair was playing it.

The backing band assembled by Jack Lindo includes members of the session group The Soul Syndicate and Bob Marley's touring band, The Wailers.

The backing band assembled by Jack Lindo includes members of the session group The Soul Syndicate and Bob Marley's touring band, The Wailers.

Remembering the influential trombone player on his birthday October 17 with select recordings from the 50s on up... Like his contemporary Don Drummond, a fellow Alpharian, trombone player and ska creator, Rico Rodriguez (1935-2015) demonstrated a special ability to play music at an early age. While still attending Alpha, Rodriguez was already playing with one of the top bands in Jamaica, Eric Dean Orchestra. Rico played on many of the original standards in Jamaican music. He

The festival hasn't even started yet but Alpha School of Music final year student Leon Channer scoured the festival line up to share his 'Way Too Early 2025 Supernova Ska Playlist' for each day of the festival.

Its a tough task to find 5 songs that define one of the most eclectic musicians from Jamaica.

At Studio One, Vin Gordon met Lee Perry and played with many reggae artists during the rock steady years.

Osbourne and Riley revisit one of Osbourne's first hits which was itself based on a cover of The Spinners' “I’ll Be Around”, written by...

Higher Education echoes themes of breaking cyclical chains, the need to educate future generations, and the hope to unlock doors.

Featuring 18 ska bands from 24 countries, Ska Cares is a global benefit supporting Alpha's music education programme. All tracks were...

Alpha Boys School Radio and Jamaica Nice. are pleased to showcase vinyl selections featuring Alpha past students. Each release is...

All roads lead to California in April and big show in New York on May 3!

On his birthday, January 15th we salute Alpha Boys School past student, former professional drummer and long time selector for the iconic...

Enjoy the Alpha Christmas Playlist from Alpha Boys School Radio! The Alpha Christmas Playlist features a mix of reggae, foundation...

New music alert! And part proceeds from Sister Nancy's "Teach The Youths" and Mike Love's will support The Alpha School of Music in...

Before reggae, dancehall and ska, sound systems ruled the island. Meet an original Kingston sound man and the man hoping to keep it...

The collective musicianship, including Alpharians David Madden and Glen Dacosta, had an audible impact on the band's rich sound. The back...

Recorded in 2002 at Studio One by Alpha alumni and friends under the watchful eye of Sir Coxsone Dodd, "Upward & Onward" is only...

Watch select performances by students and staff that took us on an amazing musical journey.