Rare groove is a music genre that emerged in the 1970s and is characterized by its fusion of funk, soul, jazz, and R&B. It is known for its use of obscure and rare samples, often taken from obscure or forgotten records. The genre has a strong emphasis on rhythm and groove, with a focus on tight, funky basslines and intricate drum patterns. It has been influential in the development of hip hop, particularly in the use of samples.
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Organ, Saxophone, Drum Kit, Piano, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Horn Section, Trumpet, Double Bass, Trombone, Clarinet, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer
Popular rare groove Songs
fabric presents Maribou State (DJ Mix)
2020
Larry Levan's Classic West End Records Remixes Made Famous at the Legendary Paradise Garage (2012 -
1999
I Choose You (formerly Blind Over You)
1975
Warm Heart Cold Steel
2009
The Movers,Vol. 1 - 1970-1976 (Analog Africa No. 35)
2022
Looking Up: The Complete Works
2018
Love is a Hurtin' Thing
2015
Harlem Underground Band
1976
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List of rare groove artists
Here is a list of rare groove artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the rare groove genre. You can find out what rare groove genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
29
129990
2
41
27664
3
31
13648
4
26
14175
5
37
35806
6
30
35902
7
37
13787
8
34
5986
9
25
11853
10
28
8092
11
33
12832
12
25
27480
13
30
4811
14
30
680
15
30
7059
16
29
29358
17
28
7587
18
29
31562
19
28
4506
20
28
1410
21
28
11206
22
28
5565
23
27
9725
24
24
10261
25
26
3002
26
25
16159
27
26
3092
28
26
7811
29
20
1671
30
24
1523
31
23
7744
32
22
13229
33
22
5847
34
22
8332
35
23
6531
36
22
2128
37
22
2276
38
21
7308
39
21
1614
40
19
13464
41
20
2427
42
20
4142
43
20
4316
44
19
3580
45
19
6556
46
19
2213
47
19
11041
48
19
1221
49
18
1656
50
15
1094
51
17
3460
52
17
8676
53
16
362
54
16
354
55
16
1659
56
16
3707
57
16
2410
58
13
2957
59
15
3795
60
15
206
61
14
1802
62
13
732
63
13
444
64
13
1189
65
13
2294
66
8
403
67
12
2572
68
12
496
69
11
1355
70
11
1172
71
11
643
72
11
1805
73
11
562
74
11
3364
75
11
745
76
11
1546
77
6
877
78
7
2078
79
10
1895
80
9
403
81
10
1525
82
10
1265
83
10
3769
84
10
1100
85
10
785
86
10
1175
87
9
455
88
9
1383
89
8
1728
90
8
9203
91
7
1122
92
6
163
93
6
662
94
6
1301
95
6
3311
96
6
147
97
5
706
98
5
549
99
5
866
100
5
715
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