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  MySpace.com - Pato Banton - Midlands - Reggae - www.myspace.com/patobanton
Pato Banton gave up reggae to change his community, but his music is changing the world...
Banton, a two-decade reggae institution around the world, was on tour at the time.
Banton had to be right next to them to have an impact, and he knew it.
www.myspace.com /patobanton   (1647 words)

  
  www.jazzweekly.com | Interviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
PATO BANTON: The song itself is talking about all of the medical findings that the doctors and scientists have been finding in the last few years.
PATO BANTON: I think that it would be a lot less damaging than the present situation with guns and alcohol.
PATO BANTON: Yeah, I say that because of the fact that we're going through our scientific, technological, material age, our minds are more focused on the material things at the moment.
www.jazzweekly.com /jni/interviews/banton.htm   (3560 words)

  
 Welcome to New Opportunities Fund
Reggae star Pato Banton, is something of a legend in his hometown of Birmingham.
Pato has since travelled all over the world and has recorded 10 albums, had five singles in the UK chart’s top five and received a Grammy Award nomination.
Pato is one of the driving forces in ‘Musical Connexions’, a consortium of groups and individuals promoting music in North West Birmingham.
www.nof.org.uk /default.aspx?tc=507&tct=16   (470 words)

  
 Pato Banton
Birmingham born reggae star Pato Banton is producing a new album of anti-gun songs, including one with lyrics written by athlete Linford Christie.
Patrick Murray aka Pato Banton, was born in Birmingham.
Pato first came to the public's attention in 1982 on The Beat's Special Beat Service album, duelling with Ranking Roger on "Pato And Roger A Go Talk", before releases on the Fashion Records and Don Christie labels.
www.mybrum.co.uk /birmingham/celebs&gossip-pato-banton.htm   (332 words)

  
 Pato Banton -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
He began recording in 1982, appearing on "Pato and Roger a Go Talk" (from Special Beat Service) with Ranking Roger of (Click link for more info and facts about English Beat) English Beat.
His solo debut was 1987's Never Give In, which included a collaboration with (Click link for more info and facts about Paul Shaffer) Paul Shaffer.
Banton then worked on a live album and with (Click link for more info and facts about Mad Professor) Mad Professor, and then released 1992's Universal Love.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/pato_banton.htm   (125 words)

  
 Surfdog Music and Surfing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Having already enjoyed a career filled with international hits and chart-topping duets with artists such as Sting and UB40, Pato Banton will undoubtedly continue to be the leading voice in reggae music for the coming decade.
Born and raised in Birmingham, England (where he still resides), Pato was introduced to music as an MC in his stepfather's traveling reggae disco sound-system act called V-Rocket.
Pato Banton's Life Is A Miracle CD is available now.
www.surfdogrecords.com /patobanton.html   (354 words)

  
 Pato Banton Tickets - Pato Banton Concert Tickets
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In the event that the Pato Banton show is cancelled, you will be refunded the amount paid minus shipping costs.
We are unable to provide refunds for any Pato Banton show that is postponed or rescheduled.
www.vividseats.com /concerts/pato-banton-tickets.html   (358 words)

  
 Pato Banton
Born and raised in Birmingham, England (where he still resides), Pato was introduced to music as an MC in his stepfather's traveling reggae disco sound-system act called V-Rocket.
Although Pato has always had major success in the United States (album sales and touring), he has become a bona fide megastar in Europe and South America, selling over 3,000,000 albums and headlining stadium tours.
From clubs to stadiums (and every point in between), Pato will continue to win over fans by the thousands and prove that the U.S. is ready to even more fully embrace this international superstar.
www.reggaemovement.com /Artists/patobanton.htm   (285 words)

  
 San Diego Music Scene > Fun . Sign On San Diego . Com : Live music event listings, ticket alerts, reviews, venues   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Birmingham, England's Pato Banton learned his chops toasting for his father's reggae/disco DJ act, called V-Rocket.
In 1996, Banton's fifth studio album, "Stay Positive," found UK success with the single "Groovin'." It was four years until he would release a new studio album here -- just out in April on Surfdog Records.
Banton followed with 2000's "Life is a Miracle" and a greatest hits album in 2001.
entertainment.signonsandiego.com /profile/257508   (258 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Stay Positive - Pato Banton & The Reggae Re... at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Pato writes some positive, uplifting and challenging music and his excellent group of musicians bring it all to infectious life.
Even though "Rwanda" is political and in your face realistic in its portrayal of the horrors of racial strife, the song has a core of hope and faith in a better future.
Pato Banton shares the spotlight with Sting in a duet singing "Spirits in the Material World", which I can't stop listening to.
www.epinions.com /content_129706331780   (392 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
When Pato Banton recorded this album, his career was just beginning.
The challenge for Pato Banton is to be convincing as a non-Jamaican reggae DJ.
Pato Banton does not have ghetto credence, but procuring the Mad Professor as producer gives Pato Banton the touch and ambiance to compete with any of the great Jamaican DJs.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000001A08?v=glance   (579 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Music: The Best of Pato Banton [Import] [Best of]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Birmingham, England native Pato Banton (born Patrick Murray) was mentored by the English Beat's Ranking Roger, and actually made his debut guesting on Special Beat Service.
But it's as a solo artist he's made his particular mark, with a chirpy mix of consciousness and humor that's both disarming and attractive, combining patois (or "patwa" as he calls it) and English.
"Pato And Roger Come Again" brings his mentor back to record, with Banton giving appropriate props, but after that he turned to a smoother pop-reggae sound, and a more conscious, spiritual outlook, typified on "One World (Not Three)" and "Stay Positive," which comes across as almost a self-help manual with an off beat accent.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005Y7UY   (311 words)

  
 Pato Banton
"Many see us as a flash in the pan," says Pato Banton, a toast of the town in his own right.
These days, Banton is one of the hottest artists in South America.
BWF (before we forget): The Pato Banton album discography - "Never Give In" (1987), "Visions of the World" (1988), "Wize Up (No Compromise)" (1990), "Pato Banton and The Reggae Revolution's Live and Kicking All Over America" (1991), "Universal Love" (1992), "Collections" (1994).
www.pauseandplay.com /patobanton.htm   (460 words)

  
 CMT.com : Pato Banton : Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
An EP featuring several versions of the Never Give In track "Pato and Roger Come Again" (another duet with Ranking Roger) appeared in 1988, followed the next year by the full-length Visions of the World, which found Banton moving towards a poppier soul/reggae approach.
After a dub collaboration with the Mad Professor (Mad Professor Recaptures Pato Banton) and a live album (Live and Kickin' All Over America), Banton recorded Universal Love in 1992.
Banton finally delivered a full album of new material in 1996 with Stay Positive.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/banton_pato/bio.jhtml   (221 words)

  
 TrouserPress.com :: Pato Banton
Fortunately, his advice on how to behave in Babylon is laced with humor — his impersonations of his mother (on three songs), wife and a scared riot victim are hilarious.
Pato's added a bit more boast to his toast, but both albums lack the humor and flair of the first.
, which also features Banton's rendition of "Spirits in the Material World." (In a fitting stylistic payback, the Police song became an alternative radio hit for him.) Judging from this album, Banton could be the first toaster to become a pop star in America.
www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=pato_banton   (341 words)

  
 Pato Banton on Rhapsody Online
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Born in Birmingham,; England,; Pato Banton got in touch with his
Hear Pato Banton and similar artists on this channel.
www.rhapsody.com /patobanton   (76 words)

  
 Voice, The: The Voice Interview: Pato Banton; You have to care; Reggae crossover star Pato Banton is a man of many ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Voice Interview: Pato Banton; You have to care; Reggae crossover star Pato Banton is a man of many faces
WHEN I met Pato Banton ten years ago, I reported that he was a changed man.
According to Pato, he was sitting in a hotel bathroom when he had a vision
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:79659128&refid=holomed_1   (221 words)

  
 StudioZ.tv - Pato Banton featuring Dwayne Wiggins!
Pato Banton is undoubtedly the Reggae Star for this generation.
Due to the demands of his commercial success, Pato and the Reggae Revolution took to the road honing their stage skills and sounds, metamorphosing into one of the truly great live shows in the world.
Captured early by the addictive rhythms of Hurricane and Majestic, you will dance all night to explosive performances by Pato and The Reggae Revolution as you feel the true spirit of this proven reggae giant.
www.studioz.tv /events/patobanton07   (197 words)

  
 Worth a Look
Pato Banton is a man with many reasons to be happy, and the title of his latest record, "Stay Positive," reflects that.
Over his lengthy musical career, Banton has changed from a ragamuffin MC, igniting clubs in his native England, to a rappin', reggae-pop star who plays to sold-out crowds worldwide.
In "Stay Positive," Banton addresses many social and political issues, from fl-on-fl crime in the ghetto in "Gotta Be a Change" to a call for peace in "Rwanda."
www.paloaltoonline.com /weekly/morgue/listings/1997_Aug_29.art.html   (592 words)

  
 Review - Pato Banton : Time Come   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Patrick Murray, better known as UK deejay Pato Banton, cut some interesting singles for Fashion Records before releasing his debut album "Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton" in 1985.
Although Pato Banton's style is predominantly Reggae oriented, he easily combines pop, reggae, rap and other musical styles, which sometimes leads to considerable success.
Vocally Pato Banton gets support from such fine British reggae artists as Peter Spence and Tippa Irie.
www.reggae-vibes.com /rev_sin/timecome.htm   (171 words)

  
 Pato Banton & The Reggae Revolution - Spreading The News: Live on DVD - MovieWeb
Pato Banton & The Reggae Revolution - Spreading The News: Live on DVD - MovieWeb
Legendary reggae performer Pato Banton has gained an impressive reputation in the genre.
This show was recorded in Germany, and sees Pato dispensing some good vibes to a sell-out crowd.
movieweb.com /dvd/dvd.php?022891021995   (142 words)

  
 I Don't Sniff The Coke letra Pato Banton ♫   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 The Birmingham Post (England): Culture: Thank you for the music; Martin Longley Pato Banton is dedicating his time and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Culture: Thank you for the music; Martin Longley Pato Banton is dedicating his time and energy to introducing music to both Birmingham children and under-privileged Africans, discovers.(Features)
Birmingham reggae singer Pato Banton has joined forces with the Field Band Foundation of Soweto for this weekend's WOMAD festival in Reading.
They'll be in the Music Techno tent for the duration, working with youngsters and passing on their music-making skills, using either acoustic, electric or computerised methods.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:89483522&refid=holomed_1   (222 words)

  
 Pato Banton & UB 40 Lyrics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Your source for Pato Banton & UB 40 Song Lyrics
Pato Banton & UB 40 - Come Back Lyrics
Pato Banton & UB 40 Tabs and Pato Banton & UB 40 Sheet Music coming soon.
www.songlyrics4u.com /pato-banton-ub-40   (53 words)

  
 Review - Pato Banton: Live At The Maritime   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Armed with the Reggae Revolution, Pato Banton delivers a stirring live set of classic standards at San Francisco's Bob Marley Day festival.
Known chiefly for his toasting, Banton shows he can also deliver some soulful singing.
Dipping into the Marley catalogue, Banton reworks "Exodus" and "Jamming", then slips in his own crucial contribution to reggae, "Don't Sniff Coke".
www.cosmik.com /aa-september01/reviews/review_pato_banton.html   (88 words)

  
 Pato Banton - Collections And Timothy of the Cay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Pato Banton - Collections And Timothy of the Cay
In this combination prequel-sequel to The Cay, Phillip lies in a New York hospital, anxiously waiting to see if his eyesight can be restored.
In dreams and flashbacks, Phillip sees Timothy`s childhood and how he overcame poverty and racism to spend a longed-for life on the sea.
www.bhrq.com /pato.htm   (127 words)

  
 Banton Pato Lyrics - All Good Tabs and Lyrics
Banton Pato Lyrics - All Good Tabs and Lyrics
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www.all-good-tabs.com /lyrics-bands-banton_pato-5019.html   (136 words)

  
 The Dub Discussion Board: looking for Pato Banton/Mad Prof
could anyone let me know where i could get mad professor captures pato banton on cd,vinyl or tape i heard it a long time ago and is probably the best tunes around,also any info for on u-sound would be much appreciated.
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www.interruptor.ch /cgi-bin/discus/messages/2/59.html?994753271   (127 words)

  
 World Beat Center
The first Peace festival in Tijuana, Mexico took place at el Foro (Old Jai Alai) on Saturday June sixth of 2004.
PATO BANTON being the "Headlining Star" closed the Peace Festival giving his best to the public with an excellent performance of reggae music, everyone seem to be singing and enjoying the show.
The event was phenomenal; thanks to the great support of IMJUV who will receive a Bob Marley Peace Award on our next event MIDNITE in Tijuana Tilly’s on august Friday the 13th for supporting the Tijuana Youth.
www.worldbeatcenter.org /PatoBanton_Review.html   (297 words)

  
 Pato Banton - Best Of - CD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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