ALPHA ROLL CALL: 5 BANDS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON JAMAICAN MUSIC
The majority of live entertainment in Jamaican popular music is provided by bands made up of a rhythm section (bass guitar, percussion,...
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Brittany Jackson
- Feb 13
- 1 min
Love Is Timeless On Johnny Dizzy Moore's "Love Kiss Blue"
Trumpeter Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore demonstrates the timelessness of love and music on this 1968 instrumental. "Love Kiss Blue" (1968,...
George
- Feb 7
- 2 min
Listening Booth: ABSR The Mixtape V1
DJ Luke, a second-year keyboard student at the Alpha School of Music, puts his spin on Alpha classics and rare gems. ABSR The Mixtape...
George
- Feb 3
- 3 min
Alpha's Mutt & Jeff Sound System: Then + Now
The weekly Mutt & Jeff Sound System radio show, heard every Sunday on Alpha Boys School Radio, is part of a long history, and bright...
Brittany Jackson
- Jan 16
- 1 min
Money Maker Lives Up To its Billing
Alpha past students Cedric Brooks and David Madden are featured on this rare find in the music economy. Said to be one of the rarest...
Brittany Jackson
- Jan 15
- 1 min
Happy Birthday Mr Foster!
Alpha past student, Winston 'Yellowman' Foster, celebrates 67 years today. “And if yuh have a start, yuh must have a end, But watch...
Brittany Jackson
- Jan 10
- 1 min
Flute & Nut by Harold 'Little G' Mcnair
Great things come in little packages. Harold 'Little G' McNair's hard-bop album Flute & Nut (1970/RCA) provides a remarkable mixture of...
George
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Dizzy Reece is one for the ages
A listen back at Dizzy's career as he celebrates 92 years January 5. Born 5 January 1931, Reece is the son of a silent film pianist. He...
George
- Nov 12, 2022
- 2 min
Roll call. LENNIE HIBBERT, OD
Lennie Hibbert OD (born Leonard Aloysius Hibbert, 12 November 1928 - 8 September 1984) was a past student and bandmaster at the Alpha...
Joelle Rattray
- Sep 27, 2022
- 3 min
TRUMPET ROLL CALL
5 trumpet players from Alpha who gave jazz, ska and reggae their unique sound. Brass instruments are a foundation element of Jamaican...
George
- Jul 1, 2022
- 1 min
DOWNLOAD "ALPHA IS A MESSENGER" BY LUCIANO
In recognition of International Reggae Day, Alpha Boys School Radio is glad to share this special recording... July 1 is celebrated...
George
- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
The Alpha Male of Ska
Best wishes to Mr Lester Sterling as he celebrates his birthday on January 31. Jamaica’s very own “Mr Versatile” is an accomplished...
George
- Jan 15, 2022
- 2 min
Happy Birthday King!
Winston Foster, dubbed ‘King Yellowman’, is a Reggae rub-a-dub superstar and deejay who has blazed a trail for Jamaican culture around...
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