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rekereke

1. (loan) (noun) reggae.

He momo puoro te rekereke ka takea mai i te whenua o Hemeika i te ngahuru tau 1960. Ko ētahi o ōna āhuatanga he rite ki ō te puoro tautito me te puoro kōrangaranga. Ko te 4 te tohumitao te puoro rekereke, otirā ko ngā taki rīrā ko ngā taki whai, arā, te tuarua me te tuawhā, hepatō hoki te whakatangi (RTP 2015:95). / Reggae is a musical genre originating from Jamaica in the 1960s. Some elements of reggae are similar to those of the jazz and blues genres. Reggae is played in 4 time with emphasis being given to the off beats, the second and fourth, which are played as staccato (RTP 2015:95).

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