Jair Dynast - Art of Invention feat. Barack Obama

After high demand from fans to have an official copy of the song, Jair Dynast’s “Art of Invention” featuring President Barack Obama has now been released to iTunes. Originally released as a free mp3 and downloaded over 20,000 times in a few month’s the song which pays tribute to the significant contributions African-American inventors have made to modern society has been a fan favorite at many of Jair’s live shows.

“Art of Invention” is the third installment of Dynast’s “The Vanguard Series” which also includes the highly regarded single “Simple Plan“ and the Chart climbing street single “My Style“. “The Vanguard Series” is a follow up series of songs to Jair Dynast’s critically acclaimed debut album, V.I.A.L.E.N.C.E., that achieved RapReviews Top 10 Album of the Year, along with the #1 single on the Top 30 Grassroots Hip Hop Charts with the single “Vicious“.

You can download “Art of Invention” at iTunes today!

February 20th Opening Acts: Jair Dynast was again the opening act as the TDSB celebrated “Artists with an Edge” with performances from socially conscious artists of African Heritage to a full assembly of students at Vaughan Road Academy. Jair Dynast got the crowd open with his popular single “Art of Invention” bringing thunderous applause from the crowd of students from several schools in attendance. He signed several autographs and took numerous photos with fans.

Jair was in the company of well known spoken-word performer, Dwayne Morgan among other well known local performers, such as Kid Famous as part of President of UMAC, musical play, “The Corner”. Students were very engaged and had lots of questions afterwards.

February 19th Opening Acts: Jair Dynast was the opening act as the TDSB celebrated “Artists with an Edge” with performances from socially conscious artists of African Heritage to a full assembly of students at Monarch Park Collegiate. Jair Dynast got the crowd open with his popular single “Art of Invention” bringing thunderous applause from the crowd of students from several schools in attendance. He signed several autographs and took numerous photos with fans.

Jair was in the company of well known spoken-word performer, Al St. Louis among other well known local performers, such as Kid Famous as part of musical play, “The Corner”.

February 25th Performance: Jair Dynast moved from Central Tech to a Harbord Collegiate approximately a block away to give another performance which included Jair Dynast’s new smash single “My Style” along with the family history banger “My People“, his new joint “2 Fly” and the popular single “Art of Invention” and deliver the keynote address to the student body.  At Harbord, Jair warmed up the students with his A Cappella using words that begin with “IN” as an INTRO to his speech and the performance that followed was very engaging as was evident by the thunderous applause from the students.  Many students came up to Jair afterwards for pictures and autographs. A cast of students provided their own intruguing program of entertainment for fellow students in celebration of African Heritage Month.

February 25th Showcase: Jair Dynast took his performance to Central Tech where he energized the full student body to a rendition of “Art of Invention” with the music video acting as a backdrop.  It was very well received and the students erupted in applause at the end which showed that it was an eye-opener for most given that Jair’s performance was held at 9:00 a.m. in the morning.

February 24th Showcase: Jair Dynast performed “Art of Invention” to a full assembly of students at Joseph Brant Senior P.S. plus he delivered the keynote address to students as part of their celebrations for African Heritage Month. Prior to his performance, Jair conducted a workshop for a select group of kids in a more intimate setting.  This allowed them to interact with and ask him specific questions about his life not only as a recording artist and producer but also as a student athlete in basketball at a Division I JUCO in Texas.

Jair Dynast - Art of Invention

As a continuing part of Black History Month in Toronto area high schools, Jair Dynast met with students at Birchmount Collegiate on February 18th to perform “Art of Invention“ that is fast becoming a hit with the students. Students immediately identify with Jair’s compelling story and the catchy lyrics to the song and are singing along as he performs it.

Showcase: February 12, 2009 Jair presented another lively performance and workshop to enthusiastic students at Cedarbrae C.I.  He tells his compelling story and shares his experiences with students as well as gives an in depth look at nine African-American inventors and their significant contributions to society. A song, ‘Art of Invention’ is available as a free mp3 download via Jair Dynast social network community to all North American students.