reggae
noun
reg·gae ˈre-(ˌ)gā 
ˈrā-
: 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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web His street-conscious lyrics are delivered in each song with nods to hip-hop, reggae, and regional. 
Billboard Staff, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2022 One of the music industry’s most genre-fluid and hardest working leading men is singer/songwriter/guitarist Ben Harper, who is constantly floating between genres like rock, folk, reggae, soul, and blues. Jenni Moore | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022 Catch international DJs playing the latest Afrobeats, reggae, Latin and kompa music at themed stops in locations like Cloak & Dagger and Amsterdam Lounge. Stephanie Williams, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 In their brief time together, The Clash made six albums, five of them groundbreaking classics, incorporating ska, reggae, and hip-hop into their omnivorous sound. Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2022 The band is known for its fusions of reggae, rock, funk and hip-hop, and for its interactive jolt of joy in live performances. Annie Nickoloff, cleveland, 5 July 2022 Aswad made history in the 1970s as the first reggae band in the UK signed to an international label, Island Records. Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 The song lurches forward for a few more minutes like a proto-rap-reggae fusion number before petering out, thus concluding one of only two tracks credited to all four band members. Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 14 Oct. 2021 Ozomatli: For nearly three decades, this high energy band has blended Latin music with rock, hip hop, funk and even reggae into a sound that Rough Trade dubbed the soundtrack of Los Angeles. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2022 See More
Billboard Staff, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2022 One of the music industry’s most genre-fluid and hardest working leading men is singer/songwriter/guitarist Ben Harper, who is constantly floating between genres like rock, folk, reggae, soul, and blues. Jenni Moore | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022 Catch international DJs playing the latest Afrobeats, reggae, Latin and kompa music at themed stops in locations like Cloak & Dagger and Amsterdam Lounge. Stephanie Williams, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 In their brief time together, The Clash made six albums, five of them groundbreaking classics, incorporating ska, reggae, and hip-hop into their omnivorous sound. Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2022 The band is known for its fusions of reggae, rock, funk and hip-hop, and for its interactive jolt of joy in live performances. Annie Nickoloff, cleveland, 5 July 2022 Aswad made history in the 1970s as the first reggae band in the UK signed to an international label, Island Records. Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 The song lurches forward for a few more minutes like a proto-rap-reggae fusion number before petering out, thus concluding one of only two tracks credited to all four band members. Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 14 Oct. 2021 Ozomatli: For nearly three decades, this high energy band has blended Latin music with rock, hip hop, funk and even reggae into a sound that Rough Trade dubbed the soundtrack of Los Angeles. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
origin unknown
First Known Use
1968, in the meaning defined above