Reggae
noun
1.
a style of Jamaican popular music blending blues, calypso, and rock-‘n’-roll, characterized by a strong syncopated rhythm and lyrics of social protest.
noun
1.
a type of West Indian popular music having four beats to the bar, the upbeat being strongly accented
reggae [(reg-ay)]
A form of pop music that originated in Jamaica, combining elements of calypso and rhythm and blues (see blues) with a strongly accentuated offbeat. Bob Marley was the first internationally known reggae musician.
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