rare groove

noun

Soul or jazz music that is very hard to source or relatively obscure.

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Meanings

nounrare groove (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentSoul or jazz music that is very hard to source or relatively obscure.

    The brainchild of DJ Gilles Peterson, it specializes in a dance-oriented fusion of rap, rare groove and jazz, combined with 'motivational' lyrics.

    2011, Simon Reynolds, Bring the Noise: 20 Years of Writing About Hip Rock and Hip Hop
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APA

rare groove. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rare%20groove

MLA

“rare groove.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rare%20groove. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rare groove,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rare%20groove.

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