reggae

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R0124000 (rĕg′ā)n. Popular music of Jamaican origin having elements of Calypso and rhythm and blues, usually with an accent placed on the offbeat.

[Jamaican English, ultimately from rege-rege, ragged clothing, probably from rag.]

reggae

(ˈrɛɡeɪ) n (Pop Music) a type of West Indian popular music having four beats to the bar, the upbeat being strongly accented[C20: of West Indian origin]

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n. a style of Jamaican music blending blues, calypso, and rock and characterized by a strongly syncopated rhythm. [< Jamaican E, resp. of reggay (introduced in the song “Do the Reggay” (1968) by Frederick “Toots” Hibbert, who appar. coined the word)]

reggae

A style of pop music that originated among black people in the West Indies, with a strongly accented upbeat. Popularized by such performers as Bob Marley (1945–81), reggae is often political in content, and is associated particularly with Rastafarianism.

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reggae - popular music originating in the West Indies; repetitive bass riffs and regular chords played on the off beat by a guitarpopular music, popular music genre - any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)

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Jamaican popular music that developed in the 1960s among Kingston's poor blacks, drawing on American "soul" music and traditional African and Jamaican folk music and ska (a Jamaican and British dance-hall music). Many of its highly political songs proclaim the tenets of the Rastafarian religious movement. Instrumentation usually includes an ensemble of organ, piano, drums, and electric guitars, led by an electric bass played at high volume. Springy, offbeat rhythm characterizes its sound. It is popular internationally and has influenced African music. Bob MarleyMarley, Bob
(Robert Nesta Marley), 1945–81, Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, and guitarist. As a member of the Wailers, a reggae band that included Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh, and later on his own, Marley propelled reggae to worldwide popularity.
..... Click the link for more information. and his group, the Wailers, and Toots and the Maytals are among the best-known performers.

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noun popular music originating in the West Indies

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