Alpha Boys School - Special Broadcast - a MUST hea

[Baldhead Selector]

Big big up to the man called Ian at the mighty House of Reggae. This is a must hear!:

As part of my house of reggae podcasts I'm putting together an Alpha Boys School Special. Part 1 is now completed and up at...

houseofreggae.podomatic.com/


Here's some of the blurb from the page....


(Jamaica All Star Band circa 1949. l-r: Joe Harriott, Harold McNair, Bobby Gaynair, Tommy McCook, Wilton Gaynair)

Welcome to Part 1 of a specially extended 2 part House of Reggae show in tribute to the Alpha Boys School in Kingston, Jamaica. For the past 100 years this school has produced many great singers and musicians that have been the very foundation from where so many classic ska, rocksteady and reggae records have been created, aswell as producing legendary jazz musicians like Joe Harriott and Dizzy Reece. For all their stories and some of their greatest recordings aswell as a previously unheard interview with Sister Ignatius talking about Don Drummond then just click the Play button below....

I am also encouraging everyone who listens to this show to make a much needed donation to the Alpha Boys School to help continue the vital work the school is doing. Here are some links to make donations to the School and for more info about all its great work.

Buy an Alpha Boys School CD and Coaster Set direct from the school
www.alphaboysschool.com

Make a Paypal donation direct to the Alpha Boys School
www.alphaboysschool.com/donations

Alpha Boys School Woodwork Gallery and Shop
www.mercymall.com/alpha_boys.htm

UK based charity set up by Alpha Old Boys to raise money for the school
www.alphaboysschool.co.uk/

Alpha Boys School MySpace page
www.myspace.com/alphaboysschool

London club night that raises money for the Alpha Boys School
www.mashitup.org.uk/

UK based organisation set up by Alpha Old Boys
www.alphaoldboysassociation.com/

Also any donations that are made to this show through the Paypal button on this page will be forwarded on to the Alpha Boys School

Cheers,
Ian

[Baldhead Selector]

Part Two is now up. And I would say that its even better than the first. Essential!
Check it out at:

houseofreggae.podomatic.com/

As promised, here’s Part 2 of the House of Reggae’s Alpha Boys School Special, and its packed full of another 90 minutes of quality music. Covering ska, reggae, dub, 60’s pop, jazz and calypso, it showcases the many varied and successful careers of some more of the legendary former pupils from Jamaica’s famous school.

And as before, I am still encouraging everyone who is enjoying these shows to make a much needed donation to the Alpha Boys School to help them continue the vital work they are doing. And you can do this by either clicking on the paypal button on this page or by going direct to the Alpha Boys School website at www.alphaboysschool.com/donations

And so here’s the tracklist for Part 2….

Headley Bennett – Drums Of Fu Manchu
Aswad (feat. Vin Gordon) – Warrior Charge
Winston Francis – Mr Fix It
Yellowman – Lost Mi Love
Tommy McCook & The Skatalites – Peanut Vendor
The Small Faces (feat. Eddie ‘Tan Tan’ Thornton) – Eddie’s Dreaming
Ron Wilson – Lonely Man
Wilton ‘Bogey’ Gaynair – Kingston By Pass
Count Ossie & His African Drums (feat. Bobby Gaynair & Rico) – First Gone
Jo Jo Bennett – Hot Pop
Albert Malawi – A Lonely Walk
Ben Bowers & Bertie King’s Royal Jamaicans – Not Me
Burning Spear (feat. Leroy ‘Horsemouth’ Wallace) – Jomo
The Soul Brothers (feat. Bobby Ellis) – James Bond
Karl Bryan – A House Is Not A Home