reg·gae
noun/ˈreɡeɪ/
/ˈreɡeɪ/
[uncountable]- a type of popular music with strong rhythms, developed in Jamaica in the 1960s
雷盖乐（20 世纪 60 年代于牙买加兴起的一种节奏强劲的流行音乐） CultureReggae began in Jamaica in the 1960s and is now well known in Britain, the US and other countries. Reggae songs often have a Rastafarian message, and the musicians often wear their hair twisted into long thick pieces called dreadlocks. Famous reggae groups have included Bob Marley and the Wailers, Aswad and Burning Spear.see also dance-hall reggaeTopics Musicb2Oxford Collocations DictionaryReggae is used before these nouns:- artist
- music
- rhythm
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Word Originperhaps related to Jamaican English rege-rege ‘quarrel, row’.