reggae
noun
reg·gae
| \ ˈre-(ˌ)gā
, ˈrā-\
, ˈrā-\
Definition of reggae
: popular music of Jamaican origin that combines native styles with elements of rock and soul music and is performed at moderate tempos with the accent on the offbeat
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Live music will be featured throughout the festivals, from bands including Funsho (Top 40), Eman the Heartbreak (hip hop), Jah Works (reggae), Outcalls (pop), Survival Society (alt rock) and Suga Grits (funk/jam). — Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, "Light City and Baltimore Book Festival are combining this year. Here’s a preview of what to expect.," 31 Aug. 2019 Returning to the Hartbeat stage this year will be local roots rock/reggae act Hannah’s Field. — Chip Mccabe, courant.com, "Hartbeat Music Festival: Take a listen to the 24 bands that will play for 12 hours on Hartford’s Riverfront Plaza," 27 Aug. 2019 Chinese Jamaicans played a significant role in the island’s rocksteady and reggae scenes, as both performers and producers, but Cheng was an unknown. — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, "Stephen Cheng Released One Single That Sounded Like Nothing Else. But Who Was He?," 24 Aug. 2019 By the 1970s, Kingston was filled with recording studios churning out reggae hits. — Estelle Caswell, Vox, "Where Sicko Mode’s weirdest moments came from," 20 Aug. 2019 Malaki had released two albums since 2007 and collaborated with several famed ska, punk and reggae acts, including Sublime and Slightly Stoopid. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, "Two arrested in fatal shooting of Long Beach musician who had worked with Sublime," 16 Aug. 2019 Slightly Stoopid, Matisyahu, Tribal Seeds San Diego band brings its punky reggae-rock style to town. 4 p.m. at White Oak Music Hall Lawn, 2915 N. Main; 713-237-0370. — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, "Concerts in Houston: blink-182 and Lil Wayne, Alice Cooper," 24 July 2019 Much like Bob Marley was reggae for many listeners, for many fans Lee, who died at age 95 in 2018, was comic-books. — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al.com, "Marvel Comics icons talk Hulk, Stan Lee, Avengers, more," 6 Mar. 2019 The band is known for its Latin American rhythms with origins of ska and tints of reggae and trap music along with punk and lyrics that address global issues. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Brother Benno’s ‘Sip and Paint’ fundraiser to help working poor, homeless," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'reggae.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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reggae
noun
English Language Learners Definition of reggae
: popular music that is originally from Jamaica and that combines native styles with elements of rock and soul music
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