It is often said that music, art and drama has the power to unite and connect people, regardless of their cultural backgrounds or ages. From my perspective, I completely agree with this view, and will give my reasons below
Music can certainly reach across cultural and national boundaries and bring people together. Perhaps the best example of this would be the Live Aid concerts that took place back in the 1980s, and which were broadcast to a global audience. Two live events were held simultaneously in the UK and the US, and the objective was to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. The concerts were a huge success, both in terms of the number of people around the world who watched them and their impact on international public awareness of the famine. They demonstrated, I believe, that music truly is the planet’s global language.
Just as it transcends cultures, music also has the ability to connect people from different generations. Regardless of age, we can all enjoy a memorable melody, a strong rhythm or a beautiful singing voice, and the best songs seem to have the same magical effect on all of us. This would explain why televised music competitions, such as ‘The X Factor’ or ‘The Voice’, are such popular prime-time shows. These programmes attract incredibly broad audiences because singing and popular songs appeal to children, parents and grandparents alike. I would argue that no other form of entertainment can bring families together in this way.
In conclusion, I believe that music is unique in its capacity to create shared experiences between people, irrespective of culture and age. 
It is  
often
 said that  
music
, art and drama has the power to unite and connect  
people
, regardless of their cultural backgrounds or ages. From my perspective, I completely  
agree
 with this view, and will give my reasons below
Music can  
certainly
 reach across cultural and national boundaries and bring  
people
 together. Perhaps the best example of this would be the  
Live
 Aid concerts that took place back in the 1980s, and which were broadcast to a global audience. Two  
live
  events
  were held
  simultaneously
 in the UK and the US, and the objective was to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. The concerts were a huge success, both in terms of the number of  
people
 around the world who  
watched
 them and their impact on international public awareness of the famine. They demonstrated, I believe, that  
music
  truly
 is the planet’s global language. 
Just
 as it transcends cultures,  
music
  also
 has the ability to connect  
people
 from  
different
 generations. Regardless of age, we can all enjoy a memorable melody, a strong rhythm or a  
beautiful
 singing voice, and the best songs seem to have the same magical effect on all of us. This would  
explain
 why televised  
music
 competitions, such as ‘The X Factor’ or ‘The Voice’, are such popular prime-time  
shows
. These  
programmes
 attract  
incredibly
 broad audiences  
because
 singing and popular songs appeal to children, parents and grandparents alike. I would argue that no other form of entertainment can bring families together in this way. 
In conclusion
, I believe that  
music
 is unique in its capacity to create shared experiences between  
people
, irrespective of culture and age.