Jamaica-based music Crossword Clue
3 letters · New York Times · Sunday, November 16, 2003 · 54-Across
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between August 1996 and November 2003.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · November 16, 2003 · 54-Across · 3 letters
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A style of Jamaican dance music originating in the late 1950s, combining elements of Caribbean calypso and mento with American jazz and rhythm and blues; it was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae.
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