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| origin = [[Birmingham]], [[England]] |
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| genre = [[Reggae]] |
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| years_active = early 1980s–present |
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| label = [[Fashion Records|Fashion]], [[Ariwa]], [[IRS Records|IRS]] |
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'''Pato Banton''' (born '''Patrick Murray''', 28 January 1961) is a [[reggae]] singer and [[Deejaying|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 [[Deejaying|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". |
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| Birth name | Patrick Murray |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Years active | early 1980s–present |
| Labels | Fashion, Ariwa, IRS |
| Website | http://www.patobanton.com |
Pato Banton (born Patrick Murray, 28 January 1961) is a reggae singer and toaster from Birmingham, England. He received the nickname 'Pato' (Jamaican Patois for "wise owl") from his stepfather, and 'Banton' from the disc jockey slang for a "heavyweight DJ".
Biography
Born in Birmingham, Banton first came to public attention in the early 1980s when he worked with The Beat.[1] He recorded "Pato and Roger a Go Talk" with Ranking Roger, included on the 1982 album Special Beat Service.[2] He went on to record a series of singles for Fashion Records and Don Christie Records.[2] 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".[3] 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.[2]
Banton then worked on a live album and with Mad Professor, and then released 1992's Universal Love. After a 1994 British #1 hit in Baby Come Back (originally by Eddy Grant performing with The Equals), with Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40,[2] a best-of album was released, and Banton was invited by Sting to join him on his "This Cowboy Song" single.[3] 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 2001.[4] More recently, Banton has been playing with Mystic Roots, a reggae band formed in Chico, California. Banton, a lifelong Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. fan disapproved of the sacking of manager Dave Jones after a dismal season in 2004. He made his views public during a more recent match, when he came onto the pitch at half-time to sing "Come back, Davey come Back" a revised version of his 1994 number one hit.[citation needed]
In 2006 he appeared onscreen in a brief cameo role, playing Jay, the owner of an upmarket bar, in the film Lycanthropy.
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 state wide tour of the US, continuing on through 2011 throughout the world.
Discography
- 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)
- 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)
Filmography
- Lycanthropy (2006)
References
- ^ Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn., Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-329-4, p.403
- ^ a b c d Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p.19-20
- ^ 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, p.21-22
- ^ CNN.com - Entertainment - 43rd Grammy Awards - February 21, 2001