Tanto Metro and Devonte are the

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vocal duo of

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Tanto Metro and

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Devonte.

History

Tanto Metro (born Mark Wolfe in

Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley Inter ...

) acquired his stage name from working on the Metromedia sound system.Henry, Krista (2007)
'Metro' Plays Year to Year
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'', 11 November 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2013 He moved on to become part of Patrick Roberts' Shocking Vibes organization and released the solo album ''Ratings'' in 1995 which featured guest appearances from

Beenie Man Anthony Moses Davis (born 22 August 1973), better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Jamaican Dancehall deejay. Biography Davis was born in the Waterhouse district of Kingston in 1973.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Mus ...

and

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. He subsequently established a working partnership with tenor-voiced singer Devonte (born Wayne Passley), and the duo had a major hit in Jamaica in 1997 with "Everyone Falls in Love", which was followed by an album of the same name produced by Donovan Germain for penthouse Records; The single and album also sold well in the United States and Canada (the album topped the ''

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'' Top Reggae Albums Chart and the single reached number 6 in the Canadian singles chart), leading to a deal with

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.Ruhlmann, William
Tanto Metro Biography
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. Retrieved 16 June 2013Oumano, Elena (1999)
The Year in Reggae
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'', 25 December 1999 – 1 Jan 2000. Retrieved 16 June 2013 The duo were compared to the similar duo of

Chaka Demus and Pliers Chaka Demus & Pliers are a Jamaican reggae duo made up of deejay Chaka Demus (born John Taylor) and singer Pliers (born Everton Bonner), known for their hits " Tease Me" and "Murder She Wrote". As a duo, they enjoyed more commercial success wi ...

.Cummings-Yeates, Rosalind
"Everyone Falls In Love" Review
,

. Retrieved 16 June 2013Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) ''The Rough Guide to Reggae'', Rough Guides, , pp. 315-6 The duo's second album, ''The Beat Goes On'', was released in 2001 by

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in Jamaica and Universal in the US. The album reached number 4 on ''Billboard''s Top Reggae Albums Chart in 2002.''The Beat Goes On'' Awards
,

. Retrieved 16 June 2013 A single from the album, "Give It to Her", reached number 85 in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Beenie Man again guested and the duo repaid the compliment on his 2002 album ''

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''.Anderson, Rick
''Tropical Storm''
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. Retrieved 16 June 2013 The duo released ''Musically Inclined'' in 2006, with a guest appearances from Courtney Melody and

Morgan Heritage Morgan Heritage is a Grammy-winning Jamaican reggae band formed in 1994 by five children of reggae artist Denroy Morgan, namely Peter "Peetah" Morgan, Una Morgan, Roy "Gramps" Morgan, Nakhamyah "Lukes" Morgan, and Memmalatel "Mr. Mojo" Morgan. ...

.Anderson, Rick
''Musically Inclined'' Review
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. Retrieved 16 June 2013 A quiet period for the duo followed, although a compilation in VP/Greensleeves ''Most Wanted'' series was released in 2009.Tognazzini, Anthony
''Most Wanted'' Review
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. Retrieved 16 June 2013Wanted: Tanto Metro and Devonte
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'', 4 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2013 In 2008, Japanese musician

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released "Kono Mama Zutto Asa Made", a song that sampled "Everyone Falls in Love", which despite being a single

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became a hit in Japan, and was certified gold by the

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. They returned with the single "Already Know" in 2013, a

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-produced single. The album ''Request'' was scheduled to be released later that year but never did.Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2013)
Special request for Tanto Metro & Devonte
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'', 7 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013 The album ''Sly and Robbie Presents Tanto Metro and Devonte'' followed in June 2015.Morgan, Simone (2015)
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'', 3 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015

Discography

Tanto Metro and Devonte

Albums

*''Everyone Falls in Love'' (1997), VP/Epic/550 Music *''The Beat Goes On'' (2001), VP/

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*''Musically Inclined'' (2006), VP *''Request'' (2013), Taxi *''Sly and Robbie Presents Tanto Metro and Devonte'' (2015), Taxi ;Compilations: *''Most Wanted'' (2009), VP

Singles

*"Everyone Falls in Love" (1997), VP/Epic/550 Music *"Better Body" (1998), 2 Hard *"Say Wooee" (1998), K.Licious *"Go So" (1998),

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*"She Gone" (1998), Greensleeves *"How We Win Dem" (1998), Vibes House *"Girls Ready" (1998), Penthouse *"Feel Sen" (1998), Fat Eyes *"Everyone Falls in Love" (1999), Penthouse *"Front of the Line" (1999), Greensleeves *"I Can't Get No Sleep" (1999), Stone Love *"Long Time" (1999), Too Good *"Call My Name" (1999), How Yu Fi Sey Dat? (with

Mega Banton Mega Banton (born Garth Williams, 1974) is a Jamaican dancehall deejay who came to prominence in the early 1990s. Biography Williams was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1973.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Boo ...

) *"Promises" (1999), VP *"Sensimelia" (1999), K.Licious *"Aim for Your Goal" (1999), Penthouse *"Talk Up Girl" (99 Mix) (1999), Crimes Production *"Old Gangster Rule" (1999), Studio 2000 *"That Thing" (1999), K.Licious *"Everyone Falls in Love" (1999),

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*"Give It to Her" (2002) *"Already Know", The Baker Productions *"Teaser", VP

Tanto Metro solo

Albums

*''Ratings'' (1995), VP

References

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