: 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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Conceived as equal parts art installation, gathering place, and living archive, Bar Room serves as a site devoted to informal social exchange—and a celebration of the deep roots of Afro-Caribbean culture, especially reggae, in Columbus.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
But the real draw at this show may be Burning Spear, the 81-year-old roots-reggae vocal pioneer who has not performed here since 2022.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
During its brief existence, the Long Beach trio treated squeaky South Bay punk and bratty white-boy hip-hop as the unlikely boundaries of their sampledelic dirtbag reggae.
—Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
There was a brass band and a samba-reggae drumline, seemingly celebrating the Knicks and Pride Month with equal jubilation.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
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Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
But the real draw at this show may be Burning Spear, the 81-year-old roots-reggae vocal pioneer who has not performed here since 2022.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
During its brief existence, the Long Beach trio treated squeaky South Bay punk and bratty white-boy hip-hop as the unlikely boundaries of their sampledelic dirtbag reggae.
—Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
There was a brass band and a samba-reggae drumline, seemingly celebrating the Knicks and Pride Month with equal jubilation.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
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“Reggae.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reggae. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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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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