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Peter Metro
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Peter Metro was a Jamaican deejay known for a bilingual (English/Spanish) toasting style in 1980s dancehall recordings, reflecting Jamaican music's regional circulation into Spanish-speaking Caribbean and Latin American audiences.
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debate
Fast style: Jamaican invention or a South London refinement?
A documented discussion about the origins of the rapid fast-chat deejay style, stated neutrally: one account roots it firmly in Jamaica's dancehalls with deejays such as Ranking Joe and Peter Metro; another emphasises that it was crystallised and popularised at London's Saxon Studio by Papa Levi and Smiley Culture before returning to the island. Neutral framing; no verdict. Sources: Lloyd Bradley, Bass Culture; Rough Guide to Reggae; United Reggae.
Stance: born in Jamaica's dancehalls vs crystallised in South London and re-exported