RAS MO’S PRESS KIT
Performing
Ras Mo’s musical shows combine contemporary forms such as dub poetry and hip-hop with modern French Creole folk music, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. There is always the invitation to dance to the pulsating melodies and lively percussion. Performances can always be tailored to specific requests.
Stage Performance History
- ReclaMission Virtual Festival 2021 San Francisco
- Loco Bloco Virtual Carnival 2020 San Francisco
- Day of the Dead Virtual Festival 2020 San Francisco
- Reggae On The Beach Portsmouth Dominica
- DOMFESTA 2016 Poetry Against Violence Dominica
- Emancipation Festival 2016 Grand Bay Dominica
- Emancipation Walk & Concert 2015 Roseau Dominica
- Reggae On The Beach 2014 Mero Dominica
- Guadeloupe Poetry Festival 2012 & 2013 Guadeloupe
- Recontres Caribéennes de l’Oralite 2012 Martinique
- Word Alive International Literary Festival 2012 St Lucia
- Creole In The Park 2012, Official Launch Dominica
- World Creole Music Festival 2012, Official Launch Dominica
- Creole IN the Park 2011 Dominica
- Creole In The Park 2011, Official Launch Dominica
Other Stage Performances
- Nature Island Literary Festival & Book Fair Dominica, West Indies
- International Festival of Arts & Ideas New Haven CT USA
- International Dub Poetry Festival Ontario, Canada
- City College of New York New York NY USA
- Calgary International Spoken Word Festival Alberta Canada
- Rapso Festival Trinidad and Tobago
- Story Telling Festival Miami FL USA
- Imagine Miami Miami FL USA
- Opening act for Bunny Wailer San Francisco, CA
Artist Bio
Ras Mo Moses is a Caribbean award-winning performing and recording artist, performance poet, singer, storyteller, playwright, master-drummer, theater director. His stage performances include Afro Caribbean music, Creole Caribbean music, reggae, world, zouk, soca, hip-hop and spoken-word.
His songs and poems can be performed solo or accompanied by drummers or a full band.
Ras Mo plays Afro Caribbean hand drums and percussion along with his singing, poetry, and storytelling. His uplifting, refreshing and healing work has been seen throughout the Caribbean and North America and the UK.
Ras Mo is a youth and community worker who uses the arts for youth and community development, violence prevention and healing.
Ras Mo Live at Creole in the Park
Awards
DOMINICA: Winner, Golden Drum Award (Highest National cultural award, National Cultural Council and Cultural Division Ministry of Culture, 2021.
DOMINICA: Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cultural Development in the field of Performance Poetry, National Cultural Council, 2008.
CONNECTICUT: Visionary Artist of the Year, Arts Council of Greater New Haven, 2006
DOMINICA: Winner, National FAME Award Best Performance, Ministry of Culture, 1998.
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RAS MO’S PRESS KIT
Artist’s Bio
Ras Mo Moses is a Caribbean award-winning performing and recording artist, performance poet, singer, storyteller, playwright, master-drummer, theater director. His stage performances include Afro Caribbean music, Creole Caribbean music, reggae, world, zouk, soca, hip-hop and spoken-word.
Ras Mo’s songs and poems can be performed solo or accompanied by drummers or a full band. He plays Afro Caribbean hand drums and percussion along with his singing, poetry, and storytelling. His uplifting, refreshing and healing work has been seen throughout the Caribbean and North America and the UK.
Ras Mo is a youth and community worker who uses the arts for youth and community development, violence prevention and healing.
Ras Mo is a certified HealthRHYTHMS Drumming Facilitator. HealthRHYTHMS is a research-based group drumming program used in hospitals, schools, group homes, recovery and survivors groups, and community events. Ras Mo combines drumming with games and drama to enhance participation, outcome, and fun.
Stage Performance History
- ReclaMission Virtual Festival 2021 San Francisco
- Loco Bloco Virtual Carnival 2020 San Francisco
- Day of the Dead Virtual Festival 2020 San Francisco
- Reggae On The Beach Portsmouth Dominica
- DOMFESTA 2016 Poetry Against Violence Dominica
- Emancipation Festival 2016 Grand Bay Dominica
- Emancipation Walk & Concert 2015 Roseau Dominica
- Reggae On The Beach 2014 Mero Dominica
- Guadeloupe Poetry Festival 2012 & 2013 Guadeloupe
- Recontres Caribéennes de l’Oralite 2012 Martinique
- Word Alive International Literary Festival 2012 St Lucia
- Creole In The Park 2012, Official Launch Dominica
- World Creole Music Festival 2012, Official Launch Dominica
- Creole IN the Park 2011 Dominica
- Creole In The Park 2011, Official Launch Dominica
Other Stage Performances
- Nature Island Literary Festival & Book Fair Dominica, West Indies
- International Festival of Arts & Ideas New Haven CT USA
- International Dub Poetry Festival Ontario, Canada
- City College of New York New York NY USA
- Calgary International Spoken Word Festival Alberta Canada
- Rapso Festival Trinidad and Tobago
- Story Telling Festival Miami FL USA
- Imagine Miami Miami FL USA
- Opening act for Bunny Wailer San Francisco, CA