The Rare Grooves
Based in Sydney
About this act
The Rare Grooves is a funk band from Newtown, New South Wales.
Sydney band The Rare Grooves plays a soul and funk set built from Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Ann Peebles and Bill Withers, extended with newer material from Jamiroquai, Jill Scott and Gnarls Barkley. The band has played public shows at Sydney venues including The Mac and the Lazybones Lounge, alongside weddings and corporate functions across greater Sydney. Rock Steady, I Wish, Valerie, Crazy and Cissy Strut sit within a set list built for dancing rather than background listening.