: 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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Every week, the outdoor concert series showcases a new artist and musical style, with genres ranging from Americana and emo pop to R&B, reggae and hip hop.
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
The rest of the eclectic roster for the 39th edition of SummerStage will feature jazz, hip-hop, rock, salsa, reggae, Afrobeat, soul and pop artist, as well as DJs and contemporary dance performers from around the globe.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
In more recent years, highlights of this ongoing tradition have included African storytelling and performances by an acapella gospel quintet, a reggae band, a steel-drum band, a dance team, and a double-dutch jump rope team.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
That reggae giant has now charted for 880 weeks and could be the next title to crack 900.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
The rest of the eclectic roster for the 39th edition of SummerStage will feature jazz, hip-hop, rock, salsa, reggae, Afrobeat, soul and pop artist, as well as DJs and contemporary dance performers from around the globe.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
In more recent years, highlights of this ongoing tradition have included African storytelling and performances by an acapella gospel quintet, a reggae band, a steel-drum band, a dance team, and a double-dutch jump rope team.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 21 Apr. 2025
That reggae giant has now charted for 880 weeks and could be the next title to crack 900.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Reggae.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reggae. Accessed 29 May. 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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