Rare groove
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Rare groove, a term coined by KISS-FM DJ Norman Jay in 1985, originally referred to relatively obscure funk tracks from the 1970s. Influential on electronica, techno, house, breakbeat, jungle, and other genres.
Representative Artists
- Eighties Ladies
- The Poets of Rhythm
- Bobbi Humphrey
- Justo Almario
- Cloud One
- The Universal Robot Band
- Bumblebee Unlimited
- Roy Ayers
Better known artists in a similar vein
Eighties artists that followed in the rare groove tradition
- ESG (Emerald Sapphire and Gold)
- The Bush Tetras