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Pato Banton (born Patrick Murray; 5 October 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.〔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, pp. 21-22.〕 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.〔 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, of the group Beshara. After a 1994 British Number 1 hit in ''Baby Come Back'' (originally by Eddy Grant performing with The Equals), with Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40,〔 a best-of album was released, and Banton was invited by 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 Best Reggae Album in the 2001 Grammy Awards.〔(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 nationwide tour of the United States, with a commitment to spreading the teachings of ''The Urantia Book''. In the early 2010 Pato performed a special Ska-version show in Tijuana with The Ghostownians as backing-band. Throughout the performance he gave a peace message to the audience to counter the violence there at the time. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pato Banton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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