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 i see you understand what i mean, unlike some other people :)

[joko]

i must admit when i lived in bradford i was astonished to see the young lads going around in their flash cars, flash jewellery etc, looking all 'street' ...but playing bhangra type stuff and traditional stuff as they drove around!
...also the shops play it too...
i couldnt stand that type of music and had thought it was possibly just the oldies who liked it and people who actually lived in those countries...and figured people here would not listen to it...
i also thought the same about bollywood films, but they watch a lot of them and they are often on the foreign language stations there...

i remember going to a polish wedding and all the grooms young mates and cousins etc would sit about when the english language (i almost wrote normal!) music was playing, looking bored, and then leapt up and strutted about with their arms out and linked in circles when the traditional stuff came on...it sounded awful and i was very surprised.

his wife is british but with an italian family and no italian music was played.

[Ankou]

i think it is perhaps a misconception. if some some bloke from a small african village popped into my sitting room and listened to radio 1 for half an hour, he might think that i like all that popular urban crap music.

most cultures can cross-genre when it comes to music. there is always something mystical and attrctive about 'foreign' music because it can be exciting and intriguing and new.

take for example paul simons graceland album which popularised south african songs, and the influx of japanese music following films such as kill bill etc (check out 'flower of carnage', one of my favourites).

as said by someone else, having travellled alot i can appreciate foreign music perhaps because it brings back fond memories. i have arabic, greek, russian and bangra albums in my collection!

[goldenbolls]

why not ? i listen to thai country music because i can understand the words.

[ichkeria]

"Arab waily type music"

Good grief ...

[erin-x]

I don't think a persons music taste is particularly down to what culture they come from. I'm from a working class white family and I enjoy all sorts of music which is all down to my upbringing and what kind of music I have been exposed to. My dad generally listens to all kinds music and that is why I love just about any genre you could throw at me. In the case of African music and such, my uncle traveled a lot when I was younger and has lived in Africa for about 10 years now. I spent a lot of time with him when he was home and he always listened to African music and has even written a few books on it. It was this exposure to it when I was younger that has let me enjoy it as I have grown up.

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