Freestyle
Stylistic origins: Form of dance music combining elements of electro, disco, hip hop, and various forms of Latin music.
Cultural origins: Early 1980s, New York City and
Miami, Florida, United States
Typical instruments: Syncopated beats and bass lines—use
of the Roland TR-808 and other drum machines—Usage of
synthesizers
Mainstream popularity: Mainly popular in New York and
Miami, with several national hits in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Popularity declined around 1992, mostly underground now.
artists
Alexia Phillips
Angelina
Animal X
Anthony Norris
Beat Production
Buffy
Collage
Cool Cut
Freakstyle
Kathy Phillips
Lana
Lil Suzy
Lisette Melendez
Randy
Shannon
Sharon Apple
Sonic Surfers
Stevie B.
Tamara
Tka
Zoe