Highlights include a gala performance, a grocery store jam session and an inspiring dancehall workshop. Scroll down for all three!
Enjoy the AFJ Gala Performance at The Plaza Hotel
Watch as the Alpha School of Music — Zuri Gordon, Joel Wallace, Jesse Kerr, Leon Channer and Adrian Robinson — perform in New York City for the first time at the AFJ New York City Annual Charity Gala.
The American Friends of Jamaica has been a committed supporter of Jamaica’s social and economic development, including Alpha’s tertiary music programme, and we were thrilled to showcase our talented musicians.
Watch the Dancehall Lecture Recap and Test Your Dancehall Knowledge
At Borough of Manhattan Community College, Alpha lecturer, producer and bandleader, Evad Campbell, breaks down dancehall’s fundamental parts before building it back with assistance from the BMCC students in attendance.
The Bodega Jam Was an Unforgettable Experience
The NYC Ska Orchestra is a 20-piece big band based in New York City that performs lush arrangements of 1950s/60s Jamaican ska, mento, rocksteady, and jazz. Led by trumpeter/vocalist Kevin Batchelor, the group features ska and jazz veterans from New York and Jamaica like percussionist Larry McDonald and drummer Carl Wright.
The Alpha School of Music is grateful to Christopher Zapata and his team for capturing our experience and telling the story in video beautifully,
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