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"Parts of the band are new, my sound is changing, the way I work, the involved people, my studio is ready - I'm at a new starting point. For the first time in my life, I am in a situation where I can say that I have a stable team of people that grants me a relaxed DVD release."
Effortlessly combining folk, reggae, soul and blues, 26yr old singer/songwriter and guitarist , Patrice, exploded onto the music scene with his phenomenal testimonial debut Lions E.P in 1999 aged just 18. With the deep lyrical content and social conscience resonating within his work, Patrice alludes to his late father (a Sierra Leonian political activist and poet) and Bob Marley as the greatest influences on his music. 'Lions' with its tales of love and social rhetoric coupled with raw acoustic production perfectly showcased Patrices distinctive fusion of lyrics, sounds and genres. After supporting Lauryn Hill on her much acclaimed Miseducation of Tour. Patrice released his critically acclaimed first album 'Ancient Spirits' in 2000 (European sales in excess of 150,000)
Since 2001, Patrice has toured relentlessly and wooed audiences at gigs across Europe, USA and Africa. Whether solo, acoustic or with his band Shashamani, a big combination of humour, B-boy stage antics, and incredible musicianship have thus far made Patrices live shows a highlight of his career. Five years on, his reputation has been cemented with show stopping headline performances alongside Youssou NDour in Senegal, Manu Chau and Damon Albarn at The Festival In The Desert and the Tamika Reggae Awards in New York amongst many others.
His second largely self produced album 'How Do You Call It' (released in Europe September 2002) saw Patrice evolving his sound with a rich mlange of Hip Hop, Soul and Reggae which underpinned twelve well crafted songs. Recorded over a two-month period in Jamaica and with 3 tracks produced in London with Cameron McVey (Massive Attack, Youssou NDour, Neneh Cherry) How Do You Call It further cemented his unique niche in todays diverse musical landscape. The LP also spawned the Pan European hit Sunshine.
Nile, Patrice's third and most current album is truly a bold undertaking and can be described as a work of astounding maturity, sincerity and sensitivity. Whether rocking to the amped guitar, explosive drums and African percussion behind 'Africanize Dem' or soaking up the beautiful rendition of the obscure Wailers track 'It Hurts To Be Alone' it's clear that experimentation has lent his work an undeniable urgency and freshness. The present single 'Soulstorm' has provided Patrice with another European hit.
The majority of 2005 was spent performing to sell out audiences throughout Europe which included his first headlined show for all the UK fans at The Borderline, in London, and perhaps the pinnacle of his career so far, playing in front of the 6,000 fans who filled out the Zenith in paris. This summer Patrice will be releasing a live DVD which gives the audience an exclusive look at how 'Nile' was recorded, rehearsed and performed throughout the world.
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Thanks for the Add Patrice ! Happy to befriended with you now Jeremy :-D ! One Love ! Keep it up ! Please come over at any time and shout out that you were there and let me know what you think about my Stuff ! All the Best on Earth for you ! Hugs, JAIDA ^^
vielen,vielen dank fürs adden. Deine Musik ist toll,ich war 2006 auf einem konzert in köln :) es war toll! Nile is ein super album und das was ich von den anderen werken gehört hab klingt auch echt gut.
Bless Up Patrice ! S.O.S. come fi give thanks fi di add ! Blessings to dem people who want fi listen Jah Jah vibes dem. Nuff Respect fi di Irie vibes pon di I´s space. S.O.S. also like to invite di Is to visit di Ispace of di DUBRADIO S.O.S. SOUNDSTATION, which is online again disya weekend fi spread irie vibes ova di net, on http://www.myspace.com/dubradiosos.
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