{"id":913,"date":"2015-11-23T18:54:57","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T18:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islandoutpost.com\/outpostings\/?p=913"},"modified":"2023-10-09T11:35:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T11:35:09","slug":"inside-jamaicas-juilliard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.islandoutpost.com\/outpostings\/2015\/11\/23\/inside-jamaicas-juilliard\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Jamaica\u2019s Juilliard"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may not have heard of <\/span>The Alpha Boys\u2019 School<\/span><\/a> in Kingston, but you\u2019ve probably heard music that wouldn\u2019t exist without it. Many great Reggae and Ska artists (such as reggae deejay Yellowman and legendary Ska group, the Skatalites) went to the esteemed music school. Another name you need to know? Sister Mary Ignatius Davis\u2014the beloved nun who helped turn The Alpha Boys\u2019 School (established in 1880) into a musical force to be reckoned with. Though Sister Mary passed away in 2003, her deep love for music and her ability to share that inspiration continues to ignite passion and determination to the students.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Alpha<\/a>Alpha Boys’ jam session.<\/p>\n

The Alpha Boys\u2019 School, recently been renamed the Alpha Institute, has repositioned itself. Formerly a residential facility to at-risk and orphan boys, Alpha Institute now serves as a vocational school\u2014focusing on social support and skill-training such as woodworking, landscaping, screen printing and even <\/span>fashion<\/span><\/a>. But the core of The Alpha Institute remains rooted in music, as Joshua Chamberlain, Director of The Alpha Institute, tells <\/span>Outpostings,<\/span><\/i> on a recent trip to the school. \u201cAlpha provides the space and the place for young men to create the connections and the skills they need to get a job,\u201d says Chamberlain. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Outpostings-AlphaBoys2\"<\/a><\/strong>The Alpha Institute showcases some of its products made onsite.<\/p>\n

Exciting developments at The Alpha Institute continue to attract eager young men. A recent Kickstarter raised more than $20,000 to construct a radio and production studio for <\/span>Alpha Boys\u2019 School Radio<\/span><\/a>. The station, which you can now stream online, attracts over 200,000 listeners a month. \u201cEvery single song played on the station has at least one past student playing on the track,\u201d Chamberlain says. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Stream Alpha Boys’ School Radio below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You may not have heard of The Alpha Boys\u2019 School in Kingston, but you\u2019ve probably heard music that wouldn\u2019t exist without it. Many great Reggae and Ska artists (such as reggae deejay Yellowman and legendary Ska group, the Skatalites) went to the esteemed music school. Another name you need to know? Sister Mary Ignatius Davis\u2014the beloved nun who helped turn The Alpha Boys\u2019 School (established […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":920,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6,9,10,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-features","category-jamaica","category-music","category-outpostings"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Alpha Boys\u2019 School in Kingston: Jamaica\u2019s Juilliard<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Alpha Boys\u2019 School, formerly a residential facility to at-risk & orphan boys have come a long way. 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