I Want You – Shana

The radio version of I’ll Be All You Ever Need by Trinere About Trinere Trinere was Miami freestyle’s leading voice, recording with producer Tony “Pretty Tony” Butler on his Music Specialists label from the mid-1980s. “All Night” and “I Know You Love Me” defined the Miami side of the genre: faster, brighter, and bass-heavier than…

Club version of Try Yazz by Two Without Hats About Two Without Hats Two Without Hats recorded “Try Yazz” for Micmac Records, catalog number MIC-516, and the single became one of the label’s signature club records of the late 1980s, its title playing on the era’s fascination with jazzing up freestyle’s edit culture. Read the…

The official video for Look Into My Eyes by George Lamond About George Lamond George Lamond was born George Garcia in Washington, D.C., and raised in New York. “Bad of the Heart” first appeared on the small New York independent Ligosa before Columbia signed him and took the single national in 1990, where it reached…

The official video for Second Chance For Love by Nayobe About Nayobe Nayobe Gomez, Brooklyn-born and of Cuban descent, was singing at the very start of freestyle. “Please Don’t Go,” released in 1985, stands among Fever Records’ first singles and among the earliest records the genre can claim, cut when she was still a teenager….

The radio version of Come Into My Arms by Judy Torres About Judy Torres Judy Torres grew up in the Bronx and was singing opera before Profile Records signed her at nineteen. “No Reason to Cry” arrived in 1987 and became a New York club anthem. Read the full Judy Torres biography.

Endless Nights by Cynthia performed live in 1988 About Cynthia Cynthia Torres was Micmac Records’ marquee voice. “Change on Me,” catalog number MIC-503, was the label’s third release ever, and its success in New York clubs and on dance radio helped establish Micmac as freestyle’s great independent. Read the full Cynthia biography.