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Patrice Presentation: What could be the result after mixing the German and Sierra Leonean cultures? Tune your televisions to Eurochannel and discover the answer in this Euromusic special. Patrice broke into the music world at the very early age of eighteen and has captivated audiences since then. His music is a delicious mix of different influences: acoustic reggae with equal parts of soul, blues and hip-hop. Add to this his amazing voice and you will understand why Lauryn Hill wanted him in her concerts. Patrice grew up exposed to two different music influences of his parents. On the one hand was his dad, a Sierra Leonean poet, activist and writer who listened to blues, African music and reggae. On the other was his mother, a was a jazz fan with a weakness for Billie Holiday and Bob Dylan. In 2010, Patrice's seventh album, One was released and he started performing on European soul and reggae stages during the One 2010 Tour with the band The Supowers. Discover this amazing artist on Eurochannel. Biography: Patrice Babatunde Bart-Williams (born July 9, 1979 in Kerpen, North Rhine-Westphalia), better known as Patrice, is an Afro-German reggae artist. He also often uses his second name: Babatunde (meaning: return of the father in Yoruba), which his parents gave him since Patrice was born on the same day that his grandfather died. His music is influenced by Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley. Patrice is biracial, being the son of a German mother and the Sierra Leonean writer-activist Gaston Bart-Williams. |
