THE UNTOLD STORY OF RAREGROOVE – Sam Noel original boogie dancer on the raregroove scene

Exclusive rushes from the editing room piece together the full untold stories that make up the history of Club Culture focusing on the Raregroove scene that originated in London in the early 1980's. Contrary to the story that is currently in the public domain there's a story that remains 'untold', until now, which counterbalances the urban myth created by people who previously had control of the narrative through their position as 'celebrity' talking heads. In the early 80's there was a small group of passionate music lovers who set out to provide a counter culture steering away from commercial music that was being played to punters in mainstream venues by jocks who stuck to contemporary 'club' and 'soul' charts. The explosion of contemporary sounding chart soul with big beefy handclaps and a dominating disco beat was the result of the more commercial end of the soul spectrum being pushed by the major record labels who serviced the mainstream jocks working in high street pubs, clubs and discos across the UK. A small group of DJs rebelled against this sound digging for music tailored for dancers who were developing an appetite for music that had more subtle textures. The sounds the DJs were discovering whilst digging through the crates of second hand record shops and cut-out shops was older 70's soul based jazz, James Brown style productions and soul with a raw funky edge. The music was syncopated and loose which when played back to back in a contemporary context gave rise to a freer more expressive and energetic style of moves being busted on the dancefloor. As word got out who the DJs were playing this 'counter culture' music the scene evolved attracting the best dancers in London who made it their weekly pilgrimage to come and express themselves on the dancefloors of the clubs that were building a rep for music that in retrospect became known as 'Raregroove'. Through talking to the people who were there we chart the history of the clubs and DJs that played a part in the scenes evolution. The story is raw and real told by the people who made it happen. The clips serve as an oral history of the events, the people and the music. Here I catch up with Sam Noel in 2019 after a cold sweat boogie session at THiNK! organised by Barrie Sharpe and Lascelle Gordon, two original DJs on the Raregroove scene. Sam is a club a dancer who came to our original Sunday Night sessions at the Africa Centre in covent Garden in 1986 [Wicked Pulse & Soul II Soul]. Watch all the videos to piece together the UNTOLD STORY OF RAREGROOVE – The Genre That Changed The World.

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