Video for the song Now And Forever by Nyasia
Nyasia, born Blanca Batista Santiago in West Palm Beach, Florida, joined freestyle’s second wave in the early 1990s. “Now and Forever” arrived in 1991 on Micmac Records, and “Who’s Got Your Love” followed in 1992, reaching #95 on the Billboard Hot 100. Read the full Nyasia biography.
The original 12″ version of Dreamin’ by Will To Power Will to Power is an American pop/dance music group founded in Miami in the mid-1980s by producer and DJ Bob Rosenberg. They initially drew on South Florida’s emerging freestyle and dance-pop scenes but gained mainstream fame with their 1988 #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Baby,…
The radio version of Good Things Come To Those Who Wait 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…
The original 12″ version of When I Hear Music by Debbie Deb About Debbie Deb Born Deborah Claire Wesoff-Kowalski in Miami, Florida, Debbie Deb was barely out of high school when she helped define the raw, electro-driven sound of Miami freestyle. Discovered by producer Tony “Pretty Tony” Butler—a pioneer of Miami bass and electro-funk—she brought…
Official video for Can You Feel The Beat by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam About Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Before freestyle had a name, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam were already defining its sound. Emerging from Hell’s Kitchen in the mid-80s, the trio—lead vocalist Lisa Velez, guitarist/bassist Alex “Spanador” Moseley, and drummer/keyboardist Mike Hughes—helped…
The 12″ version of Touch Me With Your Heart by Eileen Flores About Eileen Flores Eileen Flores is a celebrated artist in the freestyle music genre, best known for her hit single “Touch Me with Your Heart.” Born and raised in the Bronx, New York, Flores emerged as a significant figure in the late 1980s…
The radio version of You Are The One by TKA About TKA TKA formed in the Puerto Rican neighborhoods of New York City in 1984, when Louis “Kayel” Sharpe, Ralph Cruz, and Angel Vasquez began singing together as teenagers. Tommy Boy Records signed the trio, and their run of singles helped define what freestyle sounded…