: 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 former opened in 1984 as a reggae/punk rock venue; the latter celebrated its 100th anniversary last year.
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Will McGough, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Max Romeo, the celebrated roots reggae vocalist whose political anthems soundtracked a period of upheaval in his native Jamaica, died on Friday, April 11, of complications relating to a heart condition, The Guardian reports, citing his lawyer, Errol Michael Henry.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2025
Max Romeo, the reggae legend who broke through with a pioneering rude boy classic and soundtracked the political turmoil of 1970s Jamaica, died last Friday, April 11, The Guardian reports.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
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The reggae musician was born Maxwell Livingston Smith in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica on Nov. 22, 1944, per Billboard.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Will McGough, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Max Romeo, the celebrated roots reggae vocalist whose political anthems soundtracked a period of upheaval in his native Jamaica, died on Friday, April 11, of complications relating to a heart condition, The Guardian reports, citing his lawyer, Errol Michael Henry.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2025
Max Romeo, the reggae legend who broke through with a pioneering rude boy classic and soundtracked the political turmoil of 1970s Jamaica, died last Friday, April 11, The Guardian reports.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
Paying Tribute to the Celebrities Who Have Died in 2025
The reggae musician was born Maxwell Livingston Smith in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica on Nov. 22, 1944, per Billboard.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Reggae.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reggae. Accessed 2 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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