English Dictionary

reggae

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɹɛɡeɪ/

名詞

ラスタファリ英語 不可算名詞

(Rastafari, music) A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and is heavily associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies.

日本語の意味

ジャマイカで1960年代後半に発祥した音楽ジャンル。ラスタファリ運動と深く関係し、重いベースライン、オフビートのパーカッシブなリズムギター、豊かなボーカルハーモニーが特徴です。

We spent the evening listening to classic reggae records on the porch.

私たちは縁側でジャマイカ発祥のラスタファリ音楽のクラシックなレコードを聴いて夕方を過ごしました。

意味（1）

(Rastafari, music) A music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and is heavily associated with Rastafarianism, featuring a heavy bass line and percussive rhythm guitar on the offbeat, often with close vocal harmonies.

I mean, the very name reggae. I mean, it wasn’t called reggae in the first place. It came from blue beat, just ska, you know? Ska and blue beat, the era, and then reggae. Because it was a dance, originally. And the DJs thought, “That’s a nice name,” and the kept saying “reggae music, reggae music” on the air all the time. “Reggae music, reggae music, the DJs on the radio. So everyone kept on saying “Reggae music”. They classed it as …(other Matumbi band members join in) Reggae.