Patate Records started as a reggae-funk shop, circa 1993. It was run by Pierre aka King Patate and Super Clark (now member of Ceux Qui Marchent Debout, parisian soul-funk brass band). A few years later, 1996, Pierre asked Manu to produce a Ska compilation. At the time, Manu used to do a ska-reggae zine and had tons of contact in the scene. "Let's Skank!" featuring 20 bands from all around the world (Jamaica, France, UK, USA, Japan...) came out in December 1996. That's basically how Patate Records Production / Belleville International was born. Almost ten years , they have released over 25 CD's, a few LP's and a bunch of 7".