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Miami Dance Classics
Ish
Miami Dance Classics
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop, R&B
 
  •  Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
  •  Track Listings (16) - Disc #2

Singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, songwriter and performer, Ish Ledesma?s resume is as impressive as his reputation as a musician?s musician. Ish experienced his first taste of success as a young man front...  more »

     
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All Artists: Ish
Title: Miami Dance Classics
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Empire Musicwerks
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 8/2/2005
Album Type: Enhanced
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Pop, R&B
Styles: Dance Pop, Soul
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 654545072024

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Singer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, engineer, songwriter and performer, Ish Ledesma?s resume is as impressive as his reputation as a musician?s musician. Ish experienced his first taste of success as a young man fronting the hit group Foxy. Foxy?s blend of disco funk propelled them to the top of the charts in 1978 when they scored a #1 hit with the now classic club anthem "Get Off". The album "Get Off" also scored high on the Pop Album chart (#12) and was # 3 on the R&B Album chart. Ish then went on to work with ABBA on their hit 1979 release "Voulez Vous". An impressive start but it doesn?t end there ? Ish is the brainchild behind Company B?s huge dance hit "Fascinated" in the 80?s ? Oxo?s huge pop smash "Whily Girl", Blue Moderne?s "Through The Night", Apollonia?s "Since I Fell For You" ? in the 90?s he worked with Bone Thugs N? Harmony and was responsible for their huge smash ? "All Good". Along the way came hits for Latimore and even 2 Live Crew. For this compilation, Ish assembled the original musicians from various past successes and over a period of two years updated all his dance classics with a modern twist. As an added bonus, a second disc of new material clearly delineating his musical evolution from his humble afro-cuban roots through to today including his newest production ? J.J. Flash?s "AllI Want" ? and new song "Femininity", enhanced with music videos for both songs. One of the guiding forces of the Miamidance scene finally gets his just due. Pure Miami dance classics from the master of the genre.

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The MAN behind the hits doesn't re-hash - he reinvents
Southern Slim | Memphis, USA | 10/07/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Double disc from the little guy behind the scenes who was responsible for much of the funky dance music that emanated from Miami in the 70's. Producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist - Ish never met a music he couldn't tackle head on. He wrote and played all the instruments on several big hits - "Fascinated" by Company B comes to mind - just one of many huge hits - but the real excitement here is to a hear a great musician redo his past hits in a completely new light. Stuff that used to be just throwaday dance stuff now sounds really interesting. He obviously is not going for the hits here - he's bringing a whole new vibe to the proceedings and surprisingly - it works quite well. That said, the real surprise is the new material on disc two which shows a side of Ish that no-one has ever heard - his jazz and latin roots - this guy knows his stuff and proves it - Different styles but all done authentically and with something alot of his peers from the back in the day lack - SOUL"