Patoranking: ABULE is Just an Intro to The Album 'THREE'

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By Cheloti Joshua

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Multiple award-winning Nigerian Raggae/Dancehall singer Patoranking has branded his recently released song titled 'Abule' as an introduction to the upcoming body of work.

Days after releasing 'Abule', a Ghetto love song, Patoranking announced that he will be dropping this third studio album 'The Three' on August 28.

'Abule' has already taken over the airwaves, enjoying massive airplay with positive reception from music lovers across the globe.

On the first week of release, the Telz produced song was ranked as the top most-streamed new Afrobeats song on digital music platform, Audiomack.

With only an audio uploaded on YouTube, the song has been watched, in this case listened to, over 275,009 times in barely a week of release.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIKF16oagBY&feature=youtu.be

'The Three' will be Patoranking's third studio album.

Patoranking was born and raised in Ijegun-Egba Satellite Town, but has family roots in Onicha, Ebonyi State.

He started his performing arts career as a street jam and carnival dancer.

In a 2012 interview with Entertainment Express, Patoranking said his stage name was given to him by a Jamaican artist whom he met at Alpha Beach in Lagos.

The singer and songwriter has cited Buju Banton, Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, Lucky Dube, Chaka Demus, Majek Fashek, Blackky, Blackface, Tuface and Marvelous Benjy as his key musical influences.

During the interview with Entertainment Express, Patoranking described his music as a morally inclined variation of dancehall and said it references socio-political issues.