H
H is a fully-trained and qualified dancer, percussionist, choreographer, filmmaker, visual artist, storyteller and performer. He was involved in running the first set of MID workshops on behalf of Music for Change at Dover Immigration Centre and continues to be involved in IRCs across the country. He also led on a community exchange with adults with learning difficulties.
H was an integral part of our most recent community exchange project in November 2019 - the innovative Dance Works. This project that was held in Tinsley House detention centre and Langley Green hospital and brought dance to our work, creating and embodied communication between two groups who will never meet. You can read more here: https://musicindetention.org.uk/news/public-event-dance-works,-perfor/
H has recently finished his PHD discussing security vs insecurity in various spaces of Carribean culture
You can read more here: http://www.narrativesinblackbritishdance.com/h-patten.html
Recently uploaded music:
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Sound collage: Tipperary
Acoustic
- Sound collage: Tipperary
Acoustic - Sound collage: Lenny, evacuation
Conversational - Sound collage: My first school (HM Inspector)
Conversational - Sound collage: Our day
Conversational - Sound collage: Dunce's cap
Conversational - Sound collage: Robert's punishment
Conversational - Sound collage: Lenny at school
Conversational - Sound collage: Fiston's home life
Conversational - Sound collage: I'll help you in a minute
Conversational - Sound collage: Lenny – tried to live at home
Conversational - Sound collage: Robert’s travels
Conversational - Sound collage: Fiston’s 'Papa Wemba' song
A cappella - Sound collage: I must be somebody special
Conversational - Sound collage: You can’t get friendly with them
Conversational - Sound collage: Child soldier
Conversational - Sound collage: It teemed down
Conversational - Sound collage: Stress in detention
Conversational - Sound collage: Muck diving in war time
Conversational - Sound collage: Swill at the hotel
Conversational - Sound collage: Think twice before you act
Conversational - Sound collage: At the end of the day
Conversational - Sound collage: Lenny’s girlfriend Linda
Conversational - Sound collage: Bye Bye Blackbird
Acoustic - Sound collage: I didn’t know they were soldiers
Conversational - Sound collage: Lenny’s holidays with Linda
Conversational - Sound collage: How wonderful
Acoustic - Kelewele Song
Acoustic - Routines in Detention
Conversational - Hunter Story
Conversational - John Rolfe and Pocahontas
Conversational - Zombies
Conversational - Voice of the People
Soft rock, Cuban jazz and capoeira influences - Gye Nya Me (Except God)
Gospel, pop - God don't make no junk
An anecdote which inspired a MID classic! - Jah Nuh Mek No Junk
Reggae - Song of Freedom
Reggae, spiritual, jazz and gospel influences - Don’t Hold Me Back
Gospel, rock, rap - Rising To Freedom
Instrumental - Don’t Hold Me Back – Freedom mix
Fusion - Rising To Freedom – Original
Instrumental - Don’t Hold Me Back – Combined mix
Rap, fusion - Jah Nuh Mek No Junk ("God don’t make no junk")
Reggae - The Rains Speak (Dover IRC - Oluwatobi Akiode)
Spoken word over piano - Song of Freedom
Reggae, spiritual, jazz and gospel influences