How to Use reggae in a Sentence
reggae
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Grab a bite at the restaurant and take in some live reggae.
— Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2021 -
And then with the punk movement, which had its roots in reggae and ska – the Clash and bands like that.
— Matt Thompson, Spin, 31 Aug. 2023 -
The past two years have been tough ones for fans of classic reggae.
— Noah Schaffer, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 -
The bar will feature jazz to rhythm and blues and reggae to rock bands once or twice a week.
— Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2024 -
In the 23-track project, the star ventures into rock, reggae and pop.
— Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2023 -
Nods to ’70s soul and reggae flanked slick R&B and gritty raps.
— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2021 -
Throughout the early '90s, the band rose to fame thanks to their unique mash of rock, punk, rap, ska, and reggae.
— Keith Langston, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2022 -
The track is a mix of sinewy reggae and vintage Stones swagger.
— Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 23 Apr. 2020 -
The reggae and soft rock even resulted in a drop in blood pressure and stress for the dogs.
— Cathy M. Rosenthal, ExpressNews.com, 27 Sep. 2019 -
For some, that means genres like Afro house and reggae.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2022 -
He is joined by a live reggae band providing the tunes.
— Jan Engoren, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2022 -
Punk rock and reggae were very aligned to each other at the same time in England.
— Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2020 -
The birthplace of reggae and Bob Marley, native rhythms echo in the balmy breeze.
— Lindsay Cohn, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2019 -
And the song’s reggae middle-eight skanks harder than on the one Lennon settled on in ’73.
— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024 -
Reggaetón came up in the ’90s as a mix of reggae in Spanish, dancehall and hip-hop.
— Leila Cobo, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024 -
Chill reggae, hip hop and rock: What’s more chill than reggae?
— Joan Rusek, cleveland, 12 July 2023 -
The group blends reggae, blues, funk, jazz and island music.
— Anchorage Daily News, 10 Nov. 2022 -
From reggae to pop, there will be a wide range of genres, as well as food and drink vendors.
— Olivia Green, baltimoresun.com, 14 July 2021 -
The live band playing everything from reggae to soca to jazz to R&B added to the good vibes.
— Grace White, Essence, 9 Aug. 2024 -
Who said the breezy reggae love jams have to stop when the weather gets chillier?
— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2024 -
As Brett types these words, reggae music masks the silence in his home.
— Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2021 -
The sounds of reggae or salsa often fill the warm summer evenings.
— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2024 -
Yet none of that is unleashed in his mix of soul, reggae, R&B and pop infused with the warmth of the Caribbean.
— Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune, 2 Sep. 2020 -
As the mix of reggae and Spanish dancehall music took hold, a new wave emerged.
— Xavier Lopez, Jordan Gass-Pooré and Eryn Mathewson, CNN, 24 Dec. 2021 -
The band tried it on as a jazzy supper-club number, a disco dance-floor filler, and a reggae groove.
— BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2021 -
Brown loved music of all kinds, but jazz and reggae were his favorites.
— Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 7 Feb. 2022 -
Chronixx has become one of the biggest names in reggae by doing things his own way.
— Patricia Meschino, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2021 -
The lilting reggae classic-turned-Fugees’ foundation closed the night, just as the winds calmed.
— A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 23 Sep. 2021 -
Artists took bold sonic swings, inventing genres like New Wave with its fusion of punk, rock, pop, and reggae, along with a metric ton of synth.
— Juan Velasquez, Them, 11 Oct. 2024 -
Whether someone is likely to protest this fact by attending a punk concert or a reggae festival appears to be influenced by the same geographic factor.
— Diana Spehar, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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