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Friday, February 6, 2009
Pato Banton warms up Skipper's
Posted by Leilani Polk on Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 5:24 AM
All photos by Phil Bardi.
Despite temperatures that dipped below 30 Wednesday night, a few hundred bundled-up locals managed to make it out to Skipper’s Smokehouse Wednesday night to see British reggae toaster/singer Pato Banton (pictured) perform with LA hip-hop-meets-reggae rock outfit Mystic Roots, a tight little sextet with a two-piece horn section (sax and trumpet) and youthful, energetic players who laid down the grooves with laid-back ease.
Banton was an effervescent showman who sang, toasted, rapped, talked and encouraged the crowd to join him throughout. He was petite and trim and quite the dapper gentleman with his British accent and Euro-urban flair, matching white jacket, shirt, hat and sneaks (apparently a sort of uniform), his positive energy shining as brightly as his clothes. (More pics after the jump.)
You’d never know he was pushing 50 with the way he shimmied and hopped around the stage, nor would you have been able to tell he’d just undergone a two-hour tooth extraction the day before had he not stopped, apologized for sounding “weird” (he didn’t), and pointed out his swollen cheek.
It’s rare you see the star of the show take the spotlight off himself, but Banton is apparently confident enough in his own abilities that he’s made a habit of keeping tabs on his most enthusiastic fans, then inviting the worthiest of the worthies onto the stage to sing with him. I’d never seen something quite like this before but it was obvious that the people
The couple who were summoned to the stage during “Go Pato” were a perfectly charming duo. The guy was fair and sandy-haired and clad in a white jacket and Bob Marley tee – imitating Pato’s style on purpose or by coincidence? – and he was obviously more out of his comfort zone than his enchanting lady friend, who was all long straight locks and dazzling smiles and shrugging off her jacket as soon as Pato nodded her way. She shook her money maker in hip-hugging jeans, he swayed awkwardly from side to side
“I sang this song with you 10 years ago” Boyle-man yelled as the band launched into the song and then he proceeded to toast/rap pretty much every single rapidly-delivered verse of a rather lyrically-dense song, Banton laughing, piping in at points, and seeming to love the hell out of every minute. The rest of the crowd chimed in for the “I do not sniff the coke I only smoke (The sensimilla!)” parts with much gusto.
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This was the setlist from Orlando. The backing band the Mystic Roots from Chico are awesome. The song 100 dollar bag is something killer to add to your list of pot songs (could be the pot song of the year). Mystic Roots Band 1. Intro 2. Instrumental 3. Instrumental 4. Instrumental 5. Welcome to Chico 6. 100 Dollar Bag 7. Band Intro ? 8. Lifestyle 9. Blessing 10. Pass the Marijuana (feat. Zion on Vox) 11. Lonely Road (with Kathi Ramirez) Pato Banton 12. Life is a Miracle 13. Pato's Opinion 14. Now Generation 15. Gwarn (feat. Carlos from the Audience) Disk 2 16. Go Pato 17. Niceness 18. One World is Enough 19. Jamming 20. Legalize it ! (feat. Cool Dawg of MR Vox and VoiceBeats) 21. Don't Sniff Coke 22. Heal this World 23. Never Give in 24. Stay Positive
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