Pato Banton (born Patrick Murray; 28 January 1961) is a reggae singer and toaster from Birmingham, England. 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. 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.
Links to Peel[]
Banton first came to public attention in the early 1980s when he worked with The Beat. He recorded "Pato and Roger a Go Talk" with Ranking Roger, which Peel played on his shows in 1982. Banton's debut album was the 1985, Mad Professor-produced Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton. which Peel played tracks from on his programmes, and the follow up, in 1987 by Never Give In, also had Peel played a track from on his programmes. However, after the 80's, Peel never played any of Pato's material.
Shows Played[]
- 01 July 1982 (& Roger): Pato & Roger (Ago Talk) (7") Go-Feet
- 08 July 1982 (& Roger): Pato & Roger (Ago Talk) / Tappy Lappy Dub (12") Go-Feet
- 11 July 1982 (BFBS) (& Roger): Pato & Roger (Ago Talk) (7") Go-Feet
- 25 July 1982 (BFBS) (& Roger): Pato & Roger (Ago Talk) (7") Go-Feet
- 05 August 1982 (BBC World Service) (& Roger): Pato & Roger (Ago Talk) (12") Go-Feet
- 1985
- 14 October 1985 (BBC World Service) (& Mad Professor): Nuff Kind Of Dread (LP - Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton) Ariwa
- 16 October 1985 (& Mad Professor): King Step (LP - Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton) Ariwa
- 1987
- 30 November 1987: Pato & Roger Come Again (LP - Never Give In) Greensleeves