Rare Essence @ Annapolis Marriot '85 

This was the transition-hand off era of the Congas from Jungle Boogie to Mickey. Early in the show you can still hear the crowd saying Jungle Boogie but Footz told Mickey in order to personify yourself you gotta become unique and that's what Mickey did. The Drummers Beat was the one groove that separated Mickey and made him not only his own style apart from Jungle Boogie but then separated him from the remaining Conga players in action back in the mid 80's. This was the turning point. Jungle Boogie had a certain beat for every R.E groove except the drummers beat. After Mickey R.E and the rest of the bands now had a certain conga beat to this groove. Almost 40 years later....did you hear what I said??? 40 years later that conga beat still sticks.

Greatest band ever

Im 61 love my go go

Foots was the man and benny with the tweek of that trumpet 🎺 YES LORD!!!! and go go. mickey on them congos....

I'm 54 I got on wit re when II was 10 44 years❤❤❤❤

Imagine how many classics would be out if Ms mac would have let them record

Make no mistake about it, Lil' Benny was Rar double E ssence with his rough scraggly voice!!

Man Been Go Go Going With Rare Essence From 1977 To 1985 *

My era..when the honeys would freak the shit outta ya in the go-go🕺🏽💃🏽🔥💫😅

Footz on them drums, held it down. The Real Sound of Go Go music that is what was Rare Essence brought.

I still have this tape...love this.

We forget how " Vicious" they were as MUSICIANS..ALL OF THEM

The days when Rare Essence was at there best. Love the old Rare Essence

I'm from Annapolis!! Where was I at ?😅

One of the last shows of Jungle Boogie with RE

Benny was Rare essence and will always be Rare essence..I hated he left the group in 85...wasn't the same to me after that

I’m in Annapolis at home and it’s 1:30 am and I got my earphones on and I’m chillin. It doesn’t get more “crankin” than this. I was 21 and having a all back then. Times were a bit more kind . If I could turn back the hand of time……..

Yesz Sir!!! Definitely an Essence Classic that you had to have. This had to be one of their most dubbed shows. You needed a Maxell 90 or 120 gold😂 Just something bout Benny (RIP) on Lead that relaxes your s takes you back to the good days of DC.

COLD CRANKING...

Simple City crew was there that's when Izzard and Bones got jumped in the bathroom I will never forget that night we love ❤ rare Essence ???

Pumping like this in Annapolis???

I was not there