why is it that certain cultures like certain music?

[bednobs]

is it just what you are habituated to? I'm thinking for example of Arab waily type music that i would never listen to for pleasure, Or the african clicky type music or typically greek music - all things i would (and i would suggest not a lot of english people) not listen to willingly. A

[bednobs]

thanks for auditing all over my post. *Snigger*

[Answerprancer]

I would question the statement "certain cultures like certain music".
Some do, some don't.
Personally I consider myself to have had a typically white suburban middle class upbringing with a variety of musical influences: The Beatles, Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Titch, The Sound Of Music, Slade, The Sweet, Queen, Beethoven, Chopin, Aretha Franklin, Peter Paul And Mary, Heaven 17, Sex Pistols, Pink Floyd, Penguin Cafe Orchestra etc etc in my youth.
Then I started to look outwards and learn that there is a whole world of music outside of "my" culture. I didn't have to try too hard to see beyond the "waily"/"clicky" or "typically Greek".
There is some FANTASTIC music outside of 'our' culture: complex, technical, melodic and beautiful if you can maintain some kind of open mind.

[Answerprancer]

East meets West - RIP Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlMTe51Sj7Q&feature=player_detailpage

[Answerprancer]

Some brilliant music there Trim - I feel tempted to add some more 'watered down' examples of world/fusion to see if I can open the mind of our (seemingly) closed-minded friend ;-)

[Answerprancer]

Hope this isn't too "whiny" or "clicky" for you Bednobs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPPsS4-Dsxg

[Answerprancer]

The main vocal comes from a recording made in the Solomon Isles in 1969...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjw3ArRn2ck

[Answerprancer]

See how you get on with this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2T1zy8ov1I

[Answerprancer]

...BTW Asha Bhosle has been in the music game since 1943 and is a highly appreciated singer all over the world (inside and outside of her culture).
I hope the inclusion of Michael Stipe (from REM) made it more palatable for you if it became too "whiney" and "clicky".

[Answerprancer]

...it's ok, she's from Northampton.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi6CA_1TGns

[Answerprancer]

...and yes, that cello riff is the same as Elbow's "One Day Like This" - you see it all links !

[China Doll]

Is there really any need to take that tone Answeprancer? I don't see how it's going to make bednobs more inclined to listen to your suggestions, it makes you look (seemly) like a dick.

There are better ways to suggest somene listens to something different other than just adopting a whitering tone.

[China Doll]

I like the idea of putting links up, just not the tone it was done it. And I think the tone would put me off even bothering to open anything from him.

[LoftyLottie]

LOL at 'auditing'. I shall take great pleasure in calling people auditors now and they won't know what the hell I am on about.

Back to the question. I agree with China entirely on her views on music (20.31 yesterday).

My lovely grandad way back in the times of the wireless was often found tuning in to indian music and enjoying it.

I like all sorts of music from all sorts of continents.

The worse sort of music for me currently is X factor type diva wailing!!

[boxtops]

I like this thread.

[China Doll]

Nah... he's put me right off and I'm now off to listen to acid jazz.... ;0)

[bednobs]

hey answerprancer, as i said before i'm not talking about individuals here. I'm talking about cultures You say there is some fantastic music outside of "our" culture, and that's EXACTLY what i mean - it's outside of our culture. If it was in our culture, you would hear it on the radio, as background to films and TV programmes. You may well like things that are not mainstream but what i am saying and trying to understand is why is the mainstream different in enlish culture than african? Why don't we hear clicky waily music here a lot? is it simply that english as a culture don't like it cause they're not used to hearing it? or that we listen to music in a different way here? Is celine dione big in africa?
Now if we could all just get past the fact i don't like arabic or african music and think about my question, that would be cool!

[bednobs]

ps, as said before i can't access u tube links so haven't listened

[Duncer]

There's a lot of truth in the, "What you're used to", train of thought, and I grew fond of Arabic music while living on the Middle East as it was on in the background all the time. However, I hear (c)rap music on British radio all the time and will never think of it as anything other than a total aberration. Still, each to their own; not many like progressive rock but I have to admit my guilt there.