Even though music is seen as an art of universal appeal, I do not agree that it is a way of bringing people of different backgrounds together.
In the first place, most cultures have their sounds in their local language. It is thus an uphill task for a foreigner to enjoy what he cannot understand. This language barrier creates a wall against individuals from other cultures. Secondly, there have been genuine concerns about how globalization has caused the loss of certain genres of traditional music because the local people have stopped producing them and would rather learn foreign songs. This has led to the loss of indigenous tunes. For this reason, many traditional people in Africa, for example, have an aversion to foreign songs.
With respect to age groups, the people in one generation tend to have a different taste in music from people of another generation. Most elderly people love slow and thoughtful melodies, while younger people may prefer a more upbeat genre. This clash of interest does not make music a unifying factor rather, it makes it a source of division. Furthermore, technology has led to the production of all kinds of equipment that have totally changed the way music is produced, making it different from what the more traditionally elderly people are used to. Many elderly people will rather watch bands perform live, while the younger once would not mind studio-produced beats.
In summary, in as much as it can bring people of the same culture or age group together, the effects of music may not be the same amongst people of different cultural or generational backgrounds.
Even though
music
is
seen
as an art of universal appeal, I do not
agree
that it is a way of bringing
people
of
different
backgrounds together.
In the
first
place, most cultures have their sounds in their local language. It is
thus
an uphill task for a foreigner to enjoy what he cannot understand. This language barrier creates a wall against individuals from other cultures.
Secondly
, there have been genuine concerns about how globalization has caused the loss of certain genres of traditional
music
because
the local
people
have
stopped
producing them and would
rather
learn foreign songs. This has led to the loss of indigenous tunes.
For this reason
,
many
traditional
people
in Africa,
for example
, have an aversion to foreign songs.
With respect to age groups, the
people
in one generation tend to have a
different
taste in
music
from
people
of another generation. Most elderly
people
love
slow and thoughtful melodies, while younger
people
may prefer a more upbeat genre. This clash of interest does not
make
music
a unifying factor
rather
, it
makes
it a source of division.
Furthermore
, technology has led to the production of all kinds of equipment that have
totally
changed
the way
music
is produced
, making it
different
from what the more
traditionally
elderly
people
are
used
to.
Many
elderly
people
will
rather
watch
bands perform
live
, while the younger once would not mind studio-produced beats.
In summary, in as much as it can bring
people
of the same culture or age group together, the effects of
music
may not be the same amongst
people
of
different
cultural or generational backgrounds.