: 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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The Gypsy Kings—and Jamaican reggae act Koffee.
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Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In July, a severe lightning storm headed toward the Great South Bay Music Festival on Long Island kept at least 1,500 customers away during its reggae night, featuring Stephen and Damian Marley.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
As someone somewhat outside of reggae culture, how can events like this be used to educate and unite communities?
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Of course, traditional reggae music and my sound is fused in there a little bit of Rasta rock on songs like Mountain Song that features Gramps and my son Esh Morgan.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In July, a severe lightning storm headed toward the Great South Bay Music Festival on Long Island kept at least 1,500 customers away during its reggae night, featuring Stephen and Damian Marley.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
As someone somewhat outside of reggae culture, how can events like this be used to educate and unite communities?
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Of course, traditional reggae music and my sound is fused in there a little bit of Rasta rock on songs like Mountain Song that features Gramps and my son Esh Morgan.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Reggae.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reggae. Accessed 11 Sep. 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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