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Fantan Mojah
Published 6 hours ago by Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer

Thanksgiving service for Fantan Mojah today; funeral Saturday

There will be two thanksgiving services to honour the life of dancehall and reggae artiste Owen ‘Fantan Mojah’ Moncrieffe. The first service takes place in Kingston this morning, and the second service and funeral rites are scheduled for this Saturday in St Elizabeth. Fantan Mojah passed away on July 14 at age 49. Fantan Mojah’s manager, Carey James, shared with The Gleaner that Perry’s is the funeral directors and that “everything is in place for the programmes to run smoothly” starting today.

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