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| name = Pato Banton
| name = Pato Banton
| image = Pato Banton.jpg
| image = Pato Banton - January 2015 Denver Interview 03 (cropped).png
| caption = Publicity photo of Banton
| caption = Banton in 2015
| image_size =
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| background = solo_singer
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Patrick Murray
| birth_name = Patrick Murray
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|10|05|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|1|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Birmingham]], [[England]]
| birth_place = [[Brixton]], [[London]], England
| origin = Birmingham, England
| origin = Birmingham, England
| instrument = [[singing|Vocals]]
| instrument = [[singing|Vocals]]
| genre = [[Reggae]]
| genre = [[Reggae]]
| occupation = Musician
| occupation =
| years_active = 1980s–present
| years_active = 1980s–present
| label = [[Fashion Records|Fashion]], [[Ariwa]], [[IRS Records|IRS]]
| label = [[Fashion Records|Fashion]], [[Ariwa]], [[IRS Records|IRS]]
| associated_acts =
| associated_acts = [[The Beat (British band)|The Beat]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.patobanton.com}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.officialpatobanton.com}}
}}
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'''Pato Banton''' (born '''Patrick Murray''', 5 October 1961) is a [[reggae]] singer and [[Deejay (Jamaican)|toaster]] from [[Birmingham]], England. He received the nickname "Pato" ([[Jamaican Creole|Jamaican Patois]] for "wise owl") from his stepfather, and "Banton" from the [[disc jockey]] slang for a "heavyweight DJ".
'''Pato Banton''' (born '''Patrick Murray'''; 28 January 1961) is a [[reggae]] singer and [[Deejay (Jamaican)|toaster]] from [[Birmingham]], England.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Steffens |first=Roger |date=December 1986 |title=World Beat - Pato Banton and Tippa Irie Inna Deejay Style |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FL-rqqrDxb8C&pg=PA18 |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|SPIN]] |volume=2 |issue=9 |pages=18 |via=Google Books}}</ref> He received the nickname Pato Banton from his stepfather: its first name derives from the sound of a [[Jamaican owl]] calling "patoo, patoo", while its second comes from the [[disc jockey]] slang word "banton", meaning heavyweight lyricist or storyteller.<ref>[http://www.times-standard.com/article/ZZ/20081009/NEWS/810099489] {{dead link|date=January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://patobanton.com/about/|title=About|date=3 February 2014|website=Patobanton.com|access-date=14 January 2019|archive-date=11 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111085827/http://patobanton.com/about/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1994, he achieved a [[chart-topper|number 1]] on the [[UK Singles Chart]] with a [[cover version|cover]] of [[The Equals]]' "[[Baby, Come Back (The Equals song)|Baby, Come Back]]", featuring [[Robin Campbell (musician)|Robin]] and [[Ali Campbell]] of [[UB40]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in [[Birmingham]], Banton first came to public attention in the early 1980s when he worked with [[The Beat (British band)|The Beat]].<ref name="Barrow">Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) ''The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.'', [[Rough Guides]], ISBN 1-84353-329-4, p.403</ref> He recorded "Pato and Roger a Go Talk" with [[Ranking Roger]], included on the 1982 album ''[[Special Beat Service]]''.<ref name="Larkin">Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p.19-20</ref> He went on to record a series of singles for [[Fashion Records]] and Don Christie Records.<ref name="Larkin" /> He was one of the guest artists that appeared on the [[UB40]] album ''[[Baggariddim]]'' in 1985. Banton's debut album was the 1985, [[Mad Professor]]-produced ''Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton'', followed in 1987 by ''Never Give In'', which included a collaboration with [[Paul Shaffer]] and a follow-up to his earlier collaboration with ranking Roger with "Pato and Roger Come Again".<ref name="Moskowitz">Moskowitz, David V. (2006), ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8, pp. 21-22.</ref> After an [[Extended play|EP]] in 1988, Banton released a more pop-oriented [[LP album|LP]], ''Visions of the World'', followed by 1990's ''Wize Up! (No Compromise)'', which included a [[college radio]] hit in ''[[Spirits in the Material World]]'' ([[The Police]] cover) and another collaboration, "Wize Up!", this time with [[David Hinds]] of [[Steel Pulse]].<ref name="Larkin" />
Banton first came to public attention in the early 1980s when he worked with [[The Beat (British band)|The Beat]].<ref name="Barrow">Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) ''The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.'', [[Rough Guides]], {{ISBN|1-84353-329-4}}, p.403</ref> He recorded "Pato and Roger a Go Talk" with [[Ranking Roger]], included on the 1982 album ''[[Special Beat Service]]''.<ref name="Larkin">Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, {{ISBN|0-7535-0242-9}}, p.19-20</ref> He went on to record a series of singles for [[Fashion Records]] and Don Christie Records.<ref name="Larkin" /> He was one of the guest artists that appeared on the [[UB40]] album ''[[Baggariddim]]'' in 1985. His debut single "Hello Tosh" featured a parody on a well-know jingle.<ref>{{Citation |last=Greene |first=Jo-Ann |title=Hello Tosh - Pato Banton {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/hello-tosh-mt0032810653 |access-date=2024-10-25 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Banton's debut album was the 1985, [[Mad Professor]]-produced ''Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton'', followed in 1987 by ''[[Never Give In (Pato Banton album)|Never Give In]]'', which included a collaboration with [[Paul Shaffer]] and a follow-up to his earlier collaboration with [[Ranking Roger]] with "Pato and Roger Come Again".<ref name="Moskowitz">Moskowitz, David V. (2006), ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, {{ISBN|0-313-33158-8}}, pp. 21-22.</ref> After an [[Extended play|EP]] in 1988, Banton released a more pop-oriented [[LP album|LP]], ''Visions of the World'', followed by 1990's ''Wize Up! (No Compromise)'', which included a [[college radio]] hit in ''[[Spirits in the Material World]]'' ([[The Police]] cover) and another collaboration, "Wize Up!", this time with [[David Hinds]] of [[Steel Pulse]].<ref name="Larkin" />


Banton then worked on a live album and with Mad Professor, and then released 1992's ''Universal Love''. The album ''Universal Love'' featured a song covered by Banton called "United We Stand", which was written by fellow Birmingham musician [[Ray Watts (Beshara band)|Ray Watts]], of the group [[Beshara (band)|Beshara]]. After a 1994 British Number 1 hit in ''[[Baby Come Back (Pato Banton song)|Baby Come Back]]'' (originally by [[Eddy Grant]] performing with [[The Equals]]), with [[Robin Campbell (musician)|Robin]] and [[Ali Campbell]] of UB40,<ref name="Larkin" /> a best-of album was released, and Banton was invited by [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] to join him on his "This Cowboy Song" single.<ref name="Moskowitz" /> 1996's ''Stay Positive'' was followed by ''Life Is a Miracle'' in 2000. ''Life Is a Miracle'' received a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae Album in [[Grammy Awards of 2001|the 2001 Grammy Awards]].<ref name="2001 Grammy Nomination">[http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/ CNN.com - Entertainment - 43rd Grammy Awards - February 21, 2001<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> More recently, Banton has been playing with [[Mystic Roots]], a reggae band formed in [[Chico, California]].
Banton then worked on a live album with Mad Professor, and then released 1992's ''Universal Love''. The album featured a song covered by Banton called "United We Stand", which was written by fellow Birmingham musician [[Ray Watts (Beshara band)|Ray Watts]], of the group [[Beshara (band)|Beshara]]. After a 1994 British number one hit with "[[Baby Come Back (Pato Banton song)|Baby Come Back]]" (originally by [[Eddy Grant]] performing with [[The Equals]]) with [[Robin Campbell (musician)|Robin]] and [[Ali Campbell]] of UB40,<ref name="Larkin" /> a best-of album was released, and Banton was invited by [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] to join him on his "This Cowboy Song" single.<ref name="Moskowitz" /> His collaboration with Reggae Revolution on a reinterpolation of [[The Rascals|the Young Rascals]] single "[[Groovin']]" reached number 14 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] in July and became a major hit in New Zealand, reaching number four on the [[Recorded Music NZ|RIANZ Singles Chart]] and staying in the top 20 for nine weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19960721/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 21 July 1996 – 27 July 1996|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=October 27, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Pato+Banton+%26+The+Reggae+Revolution&titel=Groovin%27&cat=s|title=Pato Banton & The Reggae Revolution – Groovin' (song)|website=charts.nz|access-date=October 27, 2018}}</ref> It was the country's 47th best-selling single of the year,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1996-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 1996|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=October 27, 2018}}</ref> received a [[Music recording certification|Gold]] sales certification for selling over 5,000 copies, and was featured on the soundtrack of the 1996 film [[Kazaam]] and 1998 hit [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Disney]] remake ''[[The Parent Trap (1998 film)|The Parent Trap]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index?chart=3736|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020043949/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/index?chart=3736|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 October 2021|title=Official Top 40 Singles – 6 October 1996|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=November 19, 2019}}</ref> 1996's ''Stay Positive,'' credited to Pato Banton & The Reggae Revolution, was followed by ''Life Is a Miracle'' in 2000. ''Life Is a Miracle'' received a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae Album in [[Grammy Awards of 2001|the 2001 Grammy Awards]].<ref name="2001 Grammy Nomination">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/|title=CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos|website=CNN|access-date=14 January 2019}}</ref>

A period of deep reflection and meditation left Pato feeling guided to continue his musical journey. In early 2005 Spiritual Guide Yahe Boda invited Pato to do a short tour across America to “Gather the People in Praise.” This experience led to Pato recording the inspired double album entitled ''The Words of Christ'', a narrated album of Christ's teachings as revealed in [[The Urantia Book]].{{cn|date=June 2014}}

In 2006 he appeared onscreen in a brief cameo role, playing Jay, the owner of an upmarket bar, in the film ''Lycanthropy''.{{cn|date=June 2014}}

Pato's most recent release is ''Destination Paradise'' (2008). He began 2009 with the formation of a new band, [[The Now Generation]], who undertook a nation-wide tour of the United States, with a commitment to spreading the teachings of ''The Urantia Book''. In the early 2010 Pato performed a special Ska-version show in [[Tijuana]] with [[The Ghostownians]] as backing-band. Throughout the performance he gave a peace message to the audience to counter the violence there at the time.


==Discography==
==Discography==
* ''Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton'' (1985)
* ''Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton'' (1985)
* ''Never Give In'' (1987)
* ''[[Never Give In (Pato Banton album)|Never Give In]]'' (1987)
* ''Visions Of The World'' (1989)
* ''Visions of the World'' (1989)
* ''Mad Professor Recaptures Pato Banton'' (1990)
* ''Mad Professor Recaptures Pato Banton'' (1990)
* ''Wize Up! (No Compromize)'' (1990)
* ''Wize Up! (No Compromize)'' (1990)
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* ''Stay Positive'' (1996)
* ''Stay Positive'' (1996)
* ''Time Come'' (1999)
* ''Time Come'' (1999)
* ''Tudo De Bom - Live In Brazil'' (2000)
* ''Tudo De Bom - Live in Brazil'' (2000)
* ''Life Is A Miracle'' (2000)
* ''Life Is a Miracle'' (2000)
* ''Live At The Maritime - San Francisco'' (2001)
* ''Live at the Maritime - San Francisco'' (2001)
* ''The Best Of Pato Banton'' (2002)
* ''The Best of Pato Banton'' (2002)
* ''Positive Vibrations'' (2007)
* ''Positive Vibrations'' (2007)
* ''Pato Banton and Friends'' (2008)
* ''Pato Banton and Friends'' (2008)
* ''Destination Paradise'' (2008)
* ''Destination Paradise'' (2008)

Singles with [[UK Singles Charts]] positions <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30737/pato-banton/ | title=Pato Banton | website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] }}</ref>
Baby Come Back #1 (1994)
This Cowboy Song #15 (1995) * Sting (feat Pato Banton)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/sting-this-cowboy-song/ | title=This Cowboy Song | website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] }}</ref>
Bubblin' Hot #15 (1995)
Spirits in the Material World #36 (1996)
Groovin' #14 (1996)


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.patobanton.com}}
* {{Official website|http://www.patobanton.com}}
* [http://vitalspot.blogspot.com/p/pato-banton.html VitalSpot - Pato Banton]


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Latest revision as of 16:51, 31 December 2024

Pato Banton
Banton in 2015
Banton in 2015
Background information
Birth namePatrick Murray
Born (1961-01-28) 28 January 1961 (age 63)
Brixton, London, England
OriginBirmingham, England
GenresReggae
InstrumentVocals
Years active1980s–present
LabelsFashion, Ariwa, IRS
Websitewww.officialpatobanton.com

Pato Banton (born Patrick Murray; 28 January 1961) is a reggae singer and toaster from Birmingham, England.[1] He received the nickname Pato Banton from his stepfather: its first name derives from the sound of a Jamaican owl calling "patoo, patoo", while its second comes from the disc jockey slang word "banton", meaning heavyweight lyricist or storyteller.[2][3] In 1994, he achieved a number 1 on the UK Singles Chart with a cover of The Equals' "Baby, Come Back", featuring Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40.

Biography

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Banton first came to public attention in the early 1980s when he worked with The Beat.[4] He recorded "Pato and Roger a Go Talk" with Ranking Roger, included on the 1982 album Special Beat Service.[5] He went on to record a series of singles for Fashion Records and Don Christie Records.[5] He was one of the guest artists that appeared on the UB40 album Baggariddim in 1985. His debut single "Hello Tosh" featured a parody on a well-know jingle.[6][1] Banton's debut album was the 1985, Mad Professor-produced Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton, followed in 1987 by Never Give In, which included a collaboration with Paul Shaffer and a follow-up to his earlier collaboration with Ranking Roger with "Pato and Roger Come Again".[7] After an EP in 1988, Banton released a more pop-oriented LP, Visions of the World, followed by 1990's Wize Up! (No Compromise), which included a college radio hit in Spirits in the Material World (The Police cover) and another collaboration, "Wize Up!", this time with David Hinds of Steel Pulse.[5]

Banton then worked on a live album with Mad Professor, and then released 1992's Universal Love. The album featured a song covered by Banton called "United We Stand", which was written by fellow Birmingham musician Ray Watts, of the group Beshara. After a 1994 British number one hit with "Baby Come Back" (originally by Eddy Grant performing with The Equals) with Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40,[5] a best-of album was released, and Banton was invited by Sting to join him on his "This Cowboy Song" single.[7] His collaboration with Reggae Revolution on a reinterpolation of the Young Rascals single "Groovin'" reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart in July and became a major hit in New Zealand, reaching number four on the RIANZ Singles Chart and staying in the top 20 for nine weeks.[8][9] It was the country's 47th best-selling single of the year,[10] received a Gold sales certification for selling over 5,000 copies, and was featured on the soundtrack of the 1996 film Kazaam and 1998 hit Disney remake The Parent Trap.[11] 1996's Stay Positive, credited to Pato Banton & The Reggae Revolution, was followed by Life Is a Miracle in 2000. Life Is a Miracle received a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae Album in the 2001 Grammy Awards.[12]

Discography

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  • Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton (1985)
  • Never Give In (1987)
  • Visions of the World (1989)
  • Mad Professor Recaptures Pato Banton (1990)
  • Wize Up! (No Compromize) (1990)
  • Live & Kickin All Over America (1991)
  • Universal Love (1992)
  • Collections (1994)
  • Stay Positive (1996)
  • Time Come (1999)
  • Tudo De Bom - Live in Brazil (2000)
  • Life Is a Miracle (2000)
  • Live at the Maritime - San Francisco (2001)
  • The Best of Pato Banton (2002)
  • Positive Vibrations (2007)
  • Pato Banton and Friends (2008)
  • Destination Paradise (2008)

Singles with UK Singles Charts positions [13] Baby Come Back #1 (1994) This Cowboy Song #15 (1995) * Sting (feat Pato Banton)[14] Bubblin' Hot #15 (1995) Spirits in the Material World #36 (1996) Groovin' #14 (1996)

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b Steffens, Roger (December 1986). "World Beat - Pato Banton and Tippa Irie Inna Deejay Style". SPIN. 2 (9): 18 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "About". Patobanton.com. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ^ Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn., Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-329-4, p.403
  5. ^ a b c d Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p.19-20
  6. ^ Greene, Jo-Ann, Hello Tosh - Pato Banton | AllMusic, retrieved 25 October 2024
  7. ^ a b Moskowitz, David V. (2006), Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8, pp. 21-22.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 21 July 1996 – 27 July 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Pato Banton & The Reggae Revolution – Groovin' (song)". charts.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  10. ^ "End of Year Charts 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Official Top 40 Singles – 6 October 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  12. ^ "CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos". CNN. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Pato Banton". Official Charts.
  14. ^ "This Cowboy Song". Official Charts.
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