Malvern rapper, Jair Dynast ‘Art of Invention’ was released as a free mp3 download on February 3rd to coincide with his performance of the song for the first time to students at Winston Churchill Collegiate and it was an instant hit.

It is now available via a zshare link on jairdynast.net and in one day got 3,557 downloads. ‘Art of Invention’ is a song written to pay tribute to the significant contributions African-Americans inventors have made to modern society.

Jair’s performance is part of a special workshop that he is conducting across TDSB high schools during African Heritage Month. His workshop places emphasis on ‘this invention is black’ by highlighting nine African-American inventors.  A website, ThisInventionIsBlack.com has been set up to pay tribute to the inventors, highlight their contributions and offer inner-city kids a place of inspiration all year.

Jair is a former Eastern Commerce graduate that traveled to Connecticut in pursuit of a basketball scholarship achieving success at a Division I JUCO in Texas. However, fate was unkind to Jair a year into his athletic scholarship – he was diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, a condition that often kills young athletes suddenly.

His debut album, V.I.A.L.E.N.C.E., achieved RapReviews Top 10 Album of the Year, along with the #1 single on the Top 30 Grassroots Hip Hop Charts. Features in Blues & Soul, Knowledge Magazines, U.K., Nation-News, Barbados, two showcases at the CMJ Music Marathon and others followed. Recently, Jair’s, ‘My Style’ reached #34 on Masspool MP3 DJ pool on the Top 50 Charts and is now circulating at Canadian urban radio nationally.

Jair’s next workshop and performance is February 12th at Cedabrae C.I.  On February 17, Jair Dynast will deliver the Keynote Address at the Imagine Student Success Conference.

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For further information: To arrange an interview with Jair Dynast, please contact Hazel at his record label, eMultimedia Group. The song, ‘Art of Invention’ music video and free mp3 download is now available at  http://jairdynast.net/mp3/

Jair Dynast will be the opening act as the TDSB celebrates ‘Artists with an Edge’ with performances from socially conscious artists of African Heritage to an assembly of students t Monarch Park Collegiate and David & Mary Thomson Collegiate on February 19th Hip Hop Musical, “The Corner” .

As part of African Heritage Month, the same program continues at Central Commerce Collegiate and Vaughan Road Academy on February 20th Hip Hop Musical, “The Corner”.

Malvern rapper, Jair Dynast is determined to spark debate about the negative stereotypes of hip hop culture and change attitudes by quietly inspiring youngsters that experience adversity.

After Eastern Commerce, Jair traveled to Connecticut in pursuit of a basketball scholarship achieving success at a Division I JUCO in Texas. However, fate was unkind to Jair a year into his athletic scholarship – he was diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, a condition that often kills young athletes suddenly.

Jair, means ‘one whom God has enlightened’ so he quickly turned his adversity into opportunity.  Having grown up in a household filled with music, he accompanied his parents to free outdoor concerts at Ontario Place as a new immigrant from Barbados. Jair switched to music to gain solace from the discomfort he felt from not being able to play and keep his scholarship.

His debut album, V.I.A.L.E.N.C.E., achieved RapReviews Top 10 Album of the Year, along with the #1 single on the Top 30 Grassroots Hip Hop Charts. Features in Blues & Soul, Knowledge Magazines, U.K., Nation-News, Barbados, two showcases at the CMJ Music Marathon and others followed. In two months, over 34k fans have viewed Jair’s music video, ‘Simple Plan’ on: YouTube, Vimeo and Imeem combined.

Sanctioned by the TDSB, Jair will conduct 9-shows/workshops at Toronto schools for African Heritage Month and has written ‘Art of Invention’, a song paying tribute to the significant contributions African-Americans made to modern society. The song’s video and free mp3 become available from jairdynast.net in February. ThisInventionIsBlack.com will pay tribute to the inventors, highlight their contributions and offer inner-city kids a place of inspiration all year.

On February 17, Jair Dynast will deliver the Keynote Address at the Imagine Student Success Conference.

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If you would like more information about Jair Dynast’s “Vanguard Series”, you can peruse his 2-websites http://jairdynast.com http://jairdynast.net or you can arrange an interview by contacting his record label http://eMultimediaGroup.com/contact-us/

To commemorate African Heritage Month, Jair Dynast will conduct 6-workshops and performances in Toronto Schools.  The workshops will highlight the significant contributions that African-American inventors have made to modern society.

PAST PERFORMANCES – JAIR DYNAST

• February 4 – Location: Winston Churchill C.I.

• February 12 – Location: Cedarbrae C.I.

• February 18 – Location: Birchmount C.I.

• February 19 - Location: Monarch Park C.I.

• February 19 - Location: David & Mary Thomson C.I.

• February 20 - Location: Central Commerce C.I.

• February 20 - Location: Vaughan Road Academy

• February 24 – Location: Joseph Brant Sr. P.S.

• February 25 – Location: Central Tech

• February 25 – Location: Harbord C.I.

• February 26 - Location: West Hill C.I.

• February 27 - Location: Winston Churchill C.I.