Watch out Rihanna and Nikki Minaj: Jamaica's Dancehall Queen Patra is coming after them with both barrels drawn. "I went on hiatus from the music industry to work on my personal development. During my absence, two Caribbean girls, Rihanna (Barbados), Nikki Minaj (Trinidad and Tobago) emerged as "International Mainstream Caribbean Extraordinaires." "Everyone knows I was the first, quoting my friend Billy Ocean "Caribbean Queen." I love both of them but it is time for them to feel what the original International Caribbean Queen can do again."
Patra is back. With a new single entitled "Sweet Reggae Music," she has made a collaboration with Veal-Steen Music publishing executive Steve Lane. Lane explained, "Our goal now is to simultaneously help her reconnect with her fans and introduce her music to a new audience."
Patra has had an exciting career. Her first solo recording, "Worker Man," peaked at #53 in the Billboard's R&B charts and later that same year on the Hot 100, reached the Top 20 on the R&B chart and hit #1 on the U.S. Dance chart. Her second single, "Romantic Call," (#55 U.S., #21 U.S. Dance), was a collaboration with emcee Yo-Yo.
Her debut album, Queen of The Pack (#1 on the Reggae albums chart) also featured the hit single, "Think (About It)" (#21 U.S. Rap, #89 U.S. R&B). Her second album, Scent of Attraction, sold slightly less but still reached #2 on the Reggae albums chart. Her biggest hit was her cover of Grace Jones's "Pull Up to the Bumper" (#60 U.S.) and the title track, featuring R&B Musician Aaron Hall (#82 U.S.).
Patra also performed on the 1995 Panther soundtrack with the song "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" a collaboration between the American music industry's leading urban female vocalists. She also performed on C+C Music Factory's remix of its hit single "Take a Toke" that same year.
Patra's break from the music industry is over. She is working her way back to the top and is taking no prisoners.
Patra returning to the scene with a new album in the works
Watch out Rihanna and Nikki Minaj: Jamaica's Dancehall Queen Patra is coming after them with both barrels drawn. "I went on hiatus from the music industry to work on my personal development. During my absence, two Caribbean girls, Rihanna (Barbados), Nikki Minaj (Trinidad and Tobago) emerged as "International Mainstream Caribbean Extraordinaires." "Everyone knows I was the first, quoting my friend Billy Ocean "Caribbean Queen." I love both of them but it is time for them to feel what the original International Caribbean Queen can do again."
Patra is back. With a new single entitled "Sweet Reggae Music," she has made a collaboration with Veal-Steen Music publishing executive Steve Lane. Lane explained, "Our goal now is to simultaneously help her reconnect with her fans and introduce her music to a new audience."
Patra has had an exciting career. Her first solo recording, "Worker Man," peaked at #53 in the Billboard's R&B charts and later that same year on the Hot 100, reached the Top 20 on the R&B chart and hit #1 on the U.S. Dance chart. Her second single, "Romantic Call," (#55 U.S., #21 U.S. Dance), was a collaboration with emcee Yo-Yo.
Her debut album, Queen of The Pack (#1 on the Reggae albums chart) also featured the hit single, "Think (About It)" (#21 U.S. Rap, #89 U.S. R&B). Her second album, Scent of Attraction, sold slightly less but still reached #2 on the Reggae albums chart. Her biggest hit was her cover of Grace Jones's "Pull Up to the Bumper" (#60 U.S.) and the title track, featuring R&B Musician Aaron Hall (#82 U.S.).
Patra also performed on the 1995 Panther soundtrack with the song "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" a collaboration between the American music industry's leading urban female vocalists. She also performed on C+C Music Factory's remix of its hit single "Take a Toke" that same year.
Patra's break from the music industry is over. She is working her way back to the top and is taking no prisoners.
