For Ini Kamoze’s “Here Comes the Hotstepper,” Queens producer Salaam Remi also added the drums and bass from Taana Gardner’s 1981 club classic “Heartbeat.” That became the Heartical Mix, the version that took off on the US #Billboard #Hot100. #IniKamoze #TaanaGardner #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#NewJersey vocalist #TaanaGardner performed with the Dance Theater of Harlem & the National Black Theater. Her 1981 single “Heartbeat” was ranked #63 on Rolling Stone’s 2022 list of the 200 Greatest Dance Songs Of All Time- it was a Starck #Flashback fave
#80sMusic #1980s #80s

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