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Tanto Metro

Tanto Metro and Devonte are the Jamaican dancehall vocal duo of deejay Tanto Metro and singer Devonte.

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Tanto Metro (born Mark Wolfe in Kingston, Jamaica) acquired his stage name from working on the Metromedia sound system. 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 and Dean Fraser. 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 Billboard Top Reggae Albums Chart and the single reached number 6 in the Canadian singles chart), leading to a deal with Epic Records. The duo were compared to the similar duo of Chaka Demus and Pliers.

The duo's second album, The Beat Goes On, was released in 2001 by VP Records in Jamaica and Universal in the US. The album reached number 4 on Billboard's Top Reggae Albums Chart in 2002. A single from the...

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  1. 2013

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    Tanto Metro and Devonte to return after fans' demanding 'Request'

    Who can forget the first time they heard Tanto Metro and Devonte's vocals tearing through the airwaves in the late 1990's with their single 'Everyone Falls in Love'; a single that "hit the mark in Jamaica in 1997 then hit the international scene in 1998 then went into 1999 as a major hit for VP Records to Sony," explains Devonte, the singer of the duo, to the Gleaner in a 2007 interview.

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    Tanto Metro and Devonte back with Hey Ya Hey

    Jamaican music duo Tanto Metro and Devonte releases new single Hey Yah Hey

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