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Ras Mo

RAS MO; POET, SINGER,DRUMMER

About Me


Award winning artist, Ras Mo is from the island of Dominica. He's of African and Amerindian ancestry. Having toured England, North America and the Caribbean, Ras Mo is a dynamic performance poet, master drummer, recording artist, composer, and theater director.Ras Mo's performances range from spoken word and storytelling to poetry and songs accompanied by drumming , and/or with live or recorded original music.These riveting stage performances combine the folklore and rhythms of the Eastern Caribbean with urban US styles. His lyrics explore the struggles of today's youth, the resistance of the poor to oppression, the pranks of jumbies and other mythic beings, the hopes and grief of immigrants, the need for men to oppose the abuse of women and to value and support their children, and the powers of nature, Jah, and human love. .Ras Mo has published three books of poetry and released his third recording (CD/Cassette), Tjebe/Hold On, in 1998.He is working on a soon-to-be-released CD, Pink & Blue, comprising the musical core of the Pink & Blue performances and teaching curriculum. The Pink and Blue Arts for Violence Prevention Project includes a CD, a full length theater show entitled "TESTIFY", shorter performaces, classroom presentations & workshops and an annual event called "CHANT DOWN DOMESTIC and DATING VIOLENCE" held during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, October (see slide show of CDDV 2006 below). Ras Mo adapts his performances to the purpose of events, such as a conference, celebration, training session, or concert.For more information vist: rasmo.net
The Mask a poem by Ras Mo
..Slide show of CDDV3 held in 2006 below.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/14/2006
Band Website: rasmo.net
Band Members:She Cries

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Influences: Ancestral Griots, Marcus Garvey, J Ralph Casimir,Dub Poets, Orian Belare Queen, Traditional female belaire and masquerade Chantwels from Delices Dominica,Count Ossie & Mystic Revelation of Rastafari , Lanselot Lane, Last Poets.
Sounds Like:
Record Label: mo n' mo music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Put it On

undefined Put it On Add to My Profile | More VideosDecember 1st is World AIDS Day. This song/Put it On s as relevent as ever. I use it in prevention education classs as a way to stimulate ...
Posted by Ras Mo on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:25:00 PST

Ras Mo Participates in Dub Poetry Festival 2007

Ras Mo participates in Dub Poetry Festival 2007At the International Dub Poetry Festival 2007, November 8-11, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. I recently completed a series of performances, workshops and pan...
Posted by Ras Mo on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:16:00 PST

Erasing the Oral/Scribal Divide Under the Influence of Dub!

Erasing the Oral/Scribal Divide Under the Influence of Dub!Thursday November 8, to Sunday November 11.As the Hamilton arts-scene flexes its growing muscles; DUBFEST007 brings the Literary Coup into to...
Posted by Ras Mo on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:32:00 PST

Chant Down Receives Support

Chant Down Receives SupportThe fourth annual Chant Down Domestic and Dating Violence event has received financial support from the Office of Cultural Affairs of the City of New Haven. "Chant Down Dome...
Posted by Ras Mo on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:39:00 PST

DIGITAL RECORDING FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION

DIGITAL RECORDING FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND VIOLENCE PREVENTIONWhy digital recording?Young people are a large proportion of the consumers, listeners, and viewers of music and videos pumped out daily b...
Posted by Ras Mo on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 08:28:00 PST

Domestic & Dating Violence

I do this Annual Event "CHANT DOWN DOMESTIC & DATIN VIOLENCE " in October observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The video captues extracts of one event which includes activists, survivors,...
Posted by Ras Mo on Wed, 30 May 2007 01:18:00 PST

HIV/AIDS

Check this video out. It deals with the issue of safe sex and the HIV/AIDS Pandemic. ...
Posted by Ras Mo on Tue, 29 May 2007 09:58:00 PST

Ras Mo Receives Visionary Artist Award

..Ras Mo Receives Visionary Artist AwardAfter four years of working in Connecticut, Delmance Ras Mo Moses has been selected by the Arts Council of Greater New Haven for a 2006 ..Revolutionary Visionar...
Posted by Ras Mo on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:22:00 PST

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTHOctober is observed as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. While the term domestic might limit ones perception of the issue we are referring to relationship violence wh...
Posted by Ras Mo on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 02:38:00 PST