Afrobeats
Nigeria
Patoranking
Patoranking's Popular Music Videos
![Watch One Love (in support of UNICEF) [feat. Cedella Marley, Stephen Marley, Ghetto Youths Foundation, Kim Nain, Manifesto Ja, TEEKS, Natty, Raja Kumari, 249TooDope, Mermans Mosengo, Jason Tamba, Dawtas of Aya, Patoranking, Amrit Kaur & Babsy] music video by The Amplified Project, Bob Marley & Skip Marley](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video114/v4/e6/fd/28/e6fd2839-5e9f-6abf-9657-d09826dcb7db/20UMGIM60876.crop.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch One Love (in support of UNICEF) [feat. Cedella Marley, Stephen Marley, Ghetto Youths Foundation, Kim Nain, Manifesto Ja, TEEKS, Natty, Raja Kumari, 249TooDope, Mermans Mosengo, Jason Tamba, Dawtas of Aya, Patoranking, Amrit Kaur & Babsy] music video by The Amplified Project, Bob Marley & Skip Marley")
About Patoranking
Hometown
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Born
May 27, 1990
Genre
Afrobeats
Nigerian dancehall singer Patoranking, who started out as a street performer before rising to national stardom, is known for his music’s signature African fuji rhythms and strong social messages.
∙ He broke through in 2014 when Nigerian singer Timaya appeared on his bouncy reggae anthem “Alubarika,” the story of the former carnival dancer’s rise from “nothing to something.”
∙ He has regularly addressed urgent social issues on such tracks as 2014’s “Girlie O,” featuring award-winning singer Tiwa Savage, and 2016’s “No Kissing Baby,” with Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie.
∙ Patoranking’s 2019 album, Wilmer, dedicated to his first child, debuted at No. 5 on the global Billboard Reggae Albums chart.
Influenced by PatorankingPatoranking has influenced the music of Royal Prince Kizzouk, Sean Dice, J Slught and more.
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