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Infobox musical artist | name = Pato Banton| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Patrick Murray| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1961|10|05|df=y| death_date =| origin = Birmingham , England | instrument =| genre = Reggae | occupation =| years_active = early 1980s& ndash;present| label = Fashion Records|Fashion , Ariwa , IRS Records|IRS | associated_acts = Ray Watts (Beshara band)|Ray Watts , Beshara (band)|Beshara , Reggae Revolution | website = http://www.patobanton.com| notable_instruments = 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".
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Born in Birmingham, Banton first came to public attention in the early 1980s when he worked with The Beat (band)|The Beat .Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn. , Rough Guides , ISBN 1-84353-329-4, p.403 He recorded "Pato and Roger a Go Talk" with Ranking Roger , included on the 1982 album Special Beat Service .Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae , Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p.19-20 He went on to record a series of singles for Fashion Records and Don Christie Records. 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".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 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& #33; (No Compromise) , which included a college radio hit in Spirits in the Material World ( The Police cover version|cover ) and another collaboration, "Wize Up!", this time with David Hinds of Steel Pulse .
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 United Kingdom|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 , a best-of album was released, and Banton was invited by Sting (musician)|Sting to join him on his "This Cowboy Song" single. 1996's Stay Positive was followed by Life Is a Miracle in 2000. Life Is a Miracle received a Grammy nomination for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album|Best Reggae Album in Grammy Awards of 2001|2001 . http://archives.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/21/grammy.winners/ CNN.com - Entertainment - 43rd Grammy Awards - February 21, 2001 More recently, Banton has been playing with Mystic Roots , a reggae band formed in Chico, California .
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 .
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 United States|US , with a commitment to spreading the teachings of the Urantia Book through his performances and speaking engagements throughout the world.
Persondata | NAME =Banton, Pato | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =28 January 1961 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Banton, Pato Category:1961 births Category:British reggae musicians Category:Living people Category:British male singers Category:Musicians from Birmingham, West Midlands
