{"id":321294,"date":"2024-04-26T14:59:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T18:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=321294"},"modified":"2024-05-07T11:58:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T15:58:53","slug":"prime-minister-skerrit-extends-condolences-to-the-family-friends-and-colleagues-of-ras-mo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/death\/prime-minister-skerrit-extends-condolences-to-the-family-friends-and-colleagues-of-ras-mo\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Skerrit extends condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of &#8216;Ras Mo&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_321295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-321295\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-321295\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Ras-Mo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"649\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-321295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ras Mo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On behalf of the government and people of Dominica, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has extended his deepest condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Cultural figure Desmond Delmance Marcel Moses known to many as Ras Mo who died in the United States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0He made the statement on his Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u201cRas Mo was a cultural icon and community leader who made impactful contributions to the promotion and preservation of Dominica\u2019s art forms and traditions as a musician, poet, and storyteller,\u201d Mr. Skerrit stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0He continued, \u201cWe condole with all who mourn his passing. May his soul rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ras Mo began hand drumming at the age of five and excelled at rhythms from the Eastern and French Creole Caribbean- (calypso, pike, kumina, nyabinghi, quadrille, lapo kabwit, b\u00e9l\u00e9, yenvalo, gwoka etc).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He added folk styles and stories from other islands and Africa to his performance and teaching repertoires over the years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ras Mo was a poet, composer, singer, storyteller, teacher, and facilitator who used performing arts for violence prevention, gender and race equality, community building, and social justice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He designed and led community and school programs in the United States, Canada, England, and the Caribbean and was a certified Remo HealthRhythms facilitator. 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