Nolan Thomas was a Latin freestlyle

Freestyle music

Freestyle or Latin freestyle, sometimes referred to as Latin hip hop, is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the early 1980s. Mostly popular during the mid 80s to the early 90s...

 artist known for his 1984 single "Yo, Little Brother," which peaked at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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. While Marko did appear in the music video, and sang all of the other tracks on the Nolan Thomas album, he did not actually perform the vocals on this particular track; Elan Lanier sang them. He was discovered by dance music producers Mark Liggett and Chris Barbosa

Chris Barbosa

Chris Barbosa is a producer from New York who redefined electro funk as Latin freestyle in the early 1980s with Shannon's "Let the Music Play".- Early career :...

 of Shannon

Shannon (singer)

Shannon is an American singer. She is best known for her 1983 million-selling record, "Let the Music Play". The record re-defined the electro funk sound that would eventually be called freestyle music.-Biography:...

 ("Let the Music Play") fame when he was still in high school. The original 12-inch single was initially released by Emergency Records

Emergency Records

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. The now famous music video was conceived by the Manager/Director/Producer team of Stu Sleppin & Bob Teeman. Sleppin & Teeman created the rock star look-a-likes that became known as The Vid Kids. Nolan Thomas & The Vid Kids toured the US in the mid 80's. A full length LP was released by Mirage/Atco

Atco Records

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/Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records

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 in 1984, which yielded two more singles to modest success. In the UK during the mid 80's "Yo, Little Brother" received some cult status after it was aired on the Max Headroom Show (channel 4 Television). In 1989 he released the single "Once Around The Block", under the name Mark Kalfa.

Kalfa is currently co-owner of the male fashion company Guido New York.

Partial discography

• 1984—“Yo, Little Brother,” 7-inch single (Mirage/Atco/Atlantic Records 99697-7)#26 US R&B, #57 US POP
• 1984—Yo, Little Brother album (Mirage/Atco/Atlantic Records 90283)
• 1984-"One Bad Apple" (Mirage/Atco/Atlantic Records 99651) #48 US R&B, #105 US BUBBLING UNDER SINGLES