Naya Rockers, in association with Floki Studios (Iceland), proudly present Higher Education, an 11-track benefit LP uniting some of the most respected names in reggae, ska, dub, and New Orleans R&B. Recorded across 15 studios in five countries and featuring Grammy-winning artists, engineers, and musicians, the album was created to support youth music education at Kingston, Jamaica’s historic Alpha School of Music. Backed by the powerhouse 10-piece Naya Rockers band featuring reggae legends like Earl “Chinna” Smith (Rolling Stone’s list of 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time), members of The Skatalites, John Brown’s Body, and Slightly Stoopid, Higher Education is as much a cultural statement as it is a musical milestone.
Listen to Stephen Marley’s “The Right Path” with Alpha Boys School past students Everald Gayle (trombone), Everol ‘Stingwray’ Wray (trumpet) and Tafane Buschaecab (tenor) holding down the horn section.
TRACKLIST
01. Come with Us feat. Clinton Fearon
02. Higher Education feat. Ivan Neville
03. Teach The Youths feat. Sister Nancy
04. Thanks feat. Hector “Roots” Lewis
05. The Right Path feat. Stephen Marley
06. Dub With Us feat. Mad Professor
07. Long Way Down feat. Mike Love
08. The Brotherhood feat. Angelo Moore & The Tamlins
09. Words of Wisdom feat. Queen Omega
10. Same Lessons to Learn feat. Micah Shemaiah
11. Thanks Dub feat. Mad Professor
Directed by Wade Koeman, Iceland’s Floki Studios is dedicated to producing music with uncompromising sonic standards. The studio partnered with Naya Rockers on Higher Education not only to create exceptional music but to generate lasting impact through Alpha School of Music.
Founded by drummer/producer Nathan Sabanayagam in 2009, Naya Records bridges reggae’s past, present, and future, with releases from icons like Johnny Clarke, Mad Professor, and Clinton Fearon, as well as next-generation voices. The Naya Rockers are its beating heart, a riddim collective that has performed and worked with all the genre’s architects, making sure the deepest of reggae’s meanings and legacies are preserved through new music.
Many thanks to all the artists, musicians, Floki Studios (https://flokistudios.com/), Naya Rockers (https://www.instagram.com/nayarockers) and Jamacia Nice. (https://www.yesjamaicanice.com ) for this special gift.
