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Alpha Cottage School (often referred to as Alpha Boys' School, Convent of Mercy "Alpha" Academy and now called Alpha Institute) was the name of the vocational residential school on South Camp Road in Kingston, Jamaica, still run by Roman Catholic nuns. Established in 1880 as a "school for wayward boys", it became renowned for both the ...
8 de dic. de 2017 · The Alpha Boys’ School band in the 1930s. Cradle of Jamaican Music. Behind Jamaica’s global musical reverberation lies the unlikely story of a boarding school run by Roman Catholic nuns, with a brass band that helped shape the sound of some the world’s most beloved musical forms.
As one of the oldest musical entities in Jamaica, the Alpha Boys’ School and Home is recognised as a primary force behind the nation’s musical and cultural legacy. Yet, social researchers have dedicated little attention to examining how and why music.
18 de feb. de 2013 · Beginning in 1892, Alpha Boys School's musical education has produced highly skilled musicians. Musicians like Joe Harriott (saxophone), Winston "Sparrow" Martin (Drums, keyboards, trumpet), Johnnie "Dizzy" Moore (trumpet), Cedric "Im" Brooks (Saxophone, flute), and Bobby Ellis (trumpet) all had their skills tapped by the bandleaders and ...
Alongside industrial trade apprenticeships, boys would fight for a prestigous place in the Alpha school band, overseen for an astonishing 64 years by the jazz-loving Sister Mary Ignatius – the true Godmother of Ska and Reggae.
The Alpha Boys’ School in Kingston, which was established in 1880, has among its alumni the likes of deejay Yellowman and the Skatalites. The school was turned into a music powerhouse by Sister Mary Ignatius Davis, a nun with a strong love of music and an ability to pass that love to her students.
26 de ago. de 2014 · Founded in 1880 by Catholic nuns, Jamaica's Alpha Boys' School has somewhat miraculously served as one of the world's greatest music factories for generations.
