: 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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Colvin Scott, the influential reggae artist who performed as Cocoa Tea, has died.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2025
The material on Broken English — much of it worked out by Faithfull and her band in the course of touring— is a jagged fusion of New Wave, disco and reggae accents, as gritty as her voice.
—Debra Rae Cohen, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Groundbreaking and highly accomplished musicians who melded heavy reggae with lightning speed hardcore.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 7 Feb. 2025
Typically performed on acoustic guitar with percussive accompaniment, Garifuna songs combine West African rhythms with Latin, reggae, and calypso music.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2025
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2025
The material on Broken English — much of it worked out by Faithfull and her band in the course of touring— is a jagged fusion of New Wave, disco and reggae accents, as gritty as her voice.
—Debra Rae Cohen, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Groundbreaking and highly accomplished musicians who melded heavy reggae with lightning speed hardcore.
—Liza Lentini, SPIN, 7 Feb. 2025
Typically performed on acoustic guitar with percussive accompaniment, Garifuna songs combine West African rhythms with Latin, reggae, and calypso music.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Reggae.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reggae. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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reggae
noun
reg·gae
ˈreg-(ˌ)ā 
ˈrāg-
: popular music of Jamaican origin that combines native styles with elements of U.S. Black popular music and is performed at moderate tempos with the accent on the offbeat
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