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'{{short description|British reggae musician}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musician --> | name = Pato Banton | image = | caption = Publicity photo of Banton | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Patrick Murray | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|12|23|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Brixton]], [[London]] | origin = Birmingham, England | instrument = [[singing|Vocals]] | genre = [[Reggae]] | occupation = | years_active = 1980s–present | label = [[Fashion Records|Fashion]], [[Ariwa]], [[IRS Records|IRS]] | associated_acts = [[The Beat (British band)|The Beat]] | website = {{URL|http://www.patobanton.com}} }} '''Pato Banton''' (born '''Patrick Murray'''; 23 December 1961) is a [[reggae]] singer and [[Deejay (Jamaican)|toaster]] from [[Birmingham]], England. He received the nickname "Pato Banton" from his stepfather; The first name derives from a Jamaican night owl that stays up all night calling "patoo, patoo" and the last name from the [[disc jockey]] slang word "Banton" which means heavyweight lyricist or storyteller.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:pVDwnRyI_bEJ:www.times-standard.com/article/ZZ/20081009/NEWS/810099489+&cd=24&hl=nl&ct=clnk&gl=nl] {{dead link|date=January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://patobanton.com/about/|title=About|date=3 February 2014|website=Patobanton.com|accessdate=14 January 2019}}</ref> ==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 then worked on a live album and 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]]|accessdate=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|accessdate=October 27, 2018}}</ref> It was the country's 47th best-selling single of the year<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=3885|title=End of Year Charts 1996|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|accessdate=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 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|title=Official Top 40 Singles – 6 October 1996|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|accessdate=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|accessdate=14 January 2019}}</ref> ==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) * ''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) ==Filmography== * ''[[Lycanthropy (film)|Lycanthropy]]'' (2006) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.patobanton.com}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Banton, Pato}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:British reggae singers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British male singers]] [[Category:Musicians from Birmingham, West Midlands]] [[Category:Black British musicians]] [[Category:English people of Jamaican descent]]'