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5 Tiny Desk Concerts To Help You Break A Sweat

Rare Essence performs a Tiny Desk Concert on June 9, 2017. (Liam James Doyle/NPR) Liam James Doyle/NPR hide caption

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5 Tiny Desk Concerts To Help You Break A Sweat

May 6, 2020 • From the good vibes of go-go band Rare Essence to the Afro-Cuban dance music of Cimafunk, this playlist of brass, funk and big bands will get you moving in no time.

Rare Essence On World Cafe

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Rare Essence On World Cafe

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June 25, 2018 • Go-go is an offshoot of funk that combines elements of R&B, hip-hop and blues. Rare Essence, the Washington D.C. pioneers of go-go, bring the get-down to World Cafe.

Rare Essence On World Cafe

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Rare Essence: Tiny Desk Concert

Rare Essence performs a Tiny Desk Concert on June 9, 2017. (Liam James Doyle/NPR) Liam James Doyle/NPR hide caption

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Rare Essence: Tiny Desk Concert

July 19, 2017 • Rare Essence has been bringing go-go to the world since 1976 — the group brought that pedigree, and the genre's massive meld of funk, rhythm and blues and soul, to this raucous hometown Tiny Desk.

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