The official video for Don’t Break My Heart by Safire
Sa-Fire, born Wilma Cosmé on January 16, 1966, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a celebrated freestyle artist known for her powerful voice and emotive performances. Raised in East Harlem, New York City, Sa-Fire emerged as a key figure in the Latin freestyle music scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Read the full Sa-Fire biography.
The original 12″ version of Don’t Take Your Love by Lydia Lee Love Lydia Lee Love is an American singer best known for her contributions to the late-1980s and early-1990s house and freestyle music scenes. She gained recognition with club-oriented tracks like “Don’t Take Your Love” and “We Should Start Over,” both showcasing her energetic…
The official video for Never Let You Go by Sweet Sensation Read a Sweet Sensation biography. About Sweet Sensation Sweet Sensation formed in the Bronx in the mid-1980s: Betty LeBron with sisters Margie and Mari Fernandez. Their debut album Take It While It’s Hot (1988) on Atco produced a run of freestyle radio and club…
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 Give In To Me by Monet About Monet Monet’s “My Heart Gets All the Breaks” was the first record on Ligosa, catalog number LIG-501, released in 1987 with production by Mark Liggett and co-production and mixing by Tommy Uzzo. Ligosa was the same New York independent that would later first release…
TKA performing Tears May Fall on Dance USA 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 official video for Give Me Tonight by Shannon 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…