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Tanto Metro and Devonte are the Jamaican dancehall vocal duo of deejay Tanto Metro and singer Devonte. ==History== Tanto Metro (born Mark Wolfe in Kingston, Jamaica) acquired his stage name from working on the Metromedia sound system.〔Henry, Krista (2007) "('Metro' Plays Year to Year )", ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 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 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.〔Ruhlmann, William "(Tanto Metro Biography )", Allmusic. Retrieved 16 June 2013〕〔Oumano, Elena (1999) "(The Year in Reggae )", ''Billboard'', 25 December 1999 – 1 Jan 2000. Retrieved 16 June 2013〕 The duo were compared to the similar duo of Chaka Demus and Pliers.〔Cummings-Yeates, Rosalind "("Everyone Falls In Love" Review )", Allmusic. Retrieved 16 June 2013〕〔Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) ''The Rough Guide to Reggae'', Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-329-4, pp. 315-6〕 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.〔"(''The Beat Goes On'' Awards )", Allmusic. 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 ''Tropical Storm''.〔Anderson, Rick "(''Tropical Storm'' )", Allmusic. Retrieved 16 June 2013〕 The duo released ''Musically Inclined'' in 2006, with a guest appearances from Courtney Melody and Morgan Heritage.〔Anderson, Rick "(''Musically Inclined'' Review )", Allmusic. Retrieved 16 June 2013〕 A quite period for the duo followed, although a compilation in VP/Greensleeves ''Most Wanted'' series was released in 2009.〔Tognazzini, Anthony "(''Most Wanted'' Review )", Allmusic. Retrieved 16 June 2013〕〔"(Wanted: Tanto Metro and Devonte )", ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 4 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2013〕 They returned with the single "Already Know" in 2013, and with a Sly and Robbie-produced album, ''Request'', released later that year.〔Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2013) "(Special request for Tanto Metro & Devonte )", ''Jamaica Observer'', 7 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013〕 The album ''Sly and Robbie Presents Tanto Metro and Devonte'' followed in June 2015.〔Morgan, Simone (2015) "(Tanto Metro and Devonte are back )", ''Jamaica Observer'', 3 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tanto Metro and Devonte」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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