The official video of Last Chance by Cyre
Cyre recorded “Last Chance” in the late 1980s, a single that matched a yearning lead vocal to hard club production and earned a lasting place in freestyle playlists. Read the full Cyre biography.
TKA performing the song Scars Of Love live 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 like from…
The radio version of This Is The Last Time by Laura Enea About Laura Enea Laura Enea recorded “This Is the Last Time” in the early 1990s, and the single became her signature on freestyle radio and the club circuit as the genre’s second generation took shape. Read the full Laura Enea biography.
Let The Music Play Official video: About Shannon Born Brenda Shannon Greene on May 2, 1958, in Washington, D.C., Shannon didn’t just record a hit—she helped invent a genre. Her 1983 single “Let the Music Play” is widely regarded as the first true freestyle record, a sonic blueprint that would launch a thousand imitators and…
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…
The official video for Temptation by Corina Corina Heading Corina, born Corina Katt Ayala, is an American singer-songwriter and actress known for her contributions to the freestyle music genre. She gained prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s with several dance hits. Her most notable song, “Temptation,” peaked at number 6 on the Billboard…
The 12″ version of All In All by Joyce Sims Joyce Sims Born in Rochester, New York, Joyce Sims stood apart in the freestyle and dance-pop world of the late 80s—not just as a vocalist, but as a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who controlled her own sound from the ground up. Sims came up through…