In recognition of Alpha’s 146th, music fans and Jamaica-philes around the world marked the occasion and radio programmes from Mexico to Canada highlighted Alpha’s musical impact, both then and now.
Scroll down to listen to recent programmes from across the USA and Canada.
On June 5, the host of This Is Ska Jazz (info), Charles Benoit, presented his first radio show on Jazz90.1 in Rochester, New York since a visit to 26 South Camp Road in Kingston, Jamaica the previous week.
Depuis 1990 sur les ondes Montréalaises, l’émission Basses Fréquences, animée par Richard Lafrance et le DJ Masqué, est un magazine hebdomadaire de l’actualité musicale jamaïcaine. Dans l’émission d’aujourd’hui, Richard diffuse des chansons classiques d’Alpha et des enregistrements exclusifs en direct de l’école.
Reggae Transfusion on KGNU in Denver, Colorado (USA) featured an interview with Zuri Aiko, Alpha School of Music Class of 2025 and the first woman to be admitted and the first to complete Alpha music training. Joshua Chamberlain, Special Projects at the Alpha School of Music, sits in with host Blood Preshah and Zuri Aiko.
Ska Fans! It is that time of year again…
