Reggae

Word REGGAE
Character 6
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈɹɛɡeɪ/

Definitions and meanings of "Reggae"

What do we mean by reggae?

Popular music of Jamaican origin having elements of Calypso and rhythm and blues, usually with an accent placed on the offbeat. noun

A form of music originating in Jamaica and associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line, percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies. noun

Popular music originating in the West Indies; repetitive bass riffs and regular chords played on the off beat by a guitar noun

A form of music originating in Jamaica and associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies.

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The word "reggae" in example sentences

While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Stand-up comic and actor Bob Marley admits that sharing a name with a certain reggae superstar has had its ups and downs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Cutting edge meets tradition in German reggae artist Gentleman ❋ Unknown (2010)

The dub reggae group, known for covering popular artists, including The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Radiohead, are joined by dance group ❋ Unknown (2010)

+ ordering three pizzas at 2: 30AM and listening to reggae from the TV ❋ Tragic_elegance (2010)

If you don’t know what I mean, you probably haven’t heard The Slackers, the excellent, soul-patched New York City scenesters who have been touring forever and who dabble equally in reggae, jazz, and soul. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Young’s evocation of reggae is not located in language or even a evoking of the discourse of reggae. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Its collage style, which mixes archival footage, news clips and interviews, subtly mirrors the surreal effect of the dub reggae on its soundtrack, tracing the experience of black immigrants in postwar England. ❋ Steve Dollar (2011)

Empresarios touch on everything from dub reggae and modern Brazilian beats to cumbia and trippy downtempo rhythms. ❋ Fritz Hahn (2011)

Design regulars Paul Jefferies, Jon Willard, Matt Hope and Marcus Connolly warm up the main room, there's dub reggae from BCB Project in the outdoor glitterball garden and not forgetting DJ Chief playing R&B in the Lounge. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"At first I really liked the dub element in it," Mr. Stewart said of the sound he came to love at Dub War, whose adherents laced heavy club-minded beats with the introspective sonic-searching at work in traditional Jamaican dub reggae. ❋ Andy Battaglia (2011)

In the '80s and for a long time afterward, Allen switched to a stripped-down type of Afrobeat, influenced by dub reggae, spacey Nigerian juju and electronica. ❋ Unknown (2010)

More than 30 years ago, the Pop Group ransacked free jazz, dub reggae, noise and funk. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They ransacked free jazz, dub reggae, noise, funk and the outer reaches of experimental rock and, for a few brief moments, before the conspiracy theories, the relentless politic ranting and the faux-tribal stylings took over, they blazed a trail that few, if any, have had the imagination or the bravado to follow. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But only a few synthetic beats and whooshes were heard during Thursday's 70-minute show, which owed as much to dub reggae notably during the strutting "Lero Lero" as to techno-lounge. ❋ Mark Jenkins (2010)

The line is consistently out the door for this roots, culture and dub reggae night so get there early, preferably so you can get some rum punch in your system before getting lost in the bass lines. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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