With a global culture evolving, some people
feel that traditional music is getting superseded by international music. Do you
agree with this statement?
People listen music for various reasons like
to change mood, to relieve stress, to be nostalgic or simply for entertainment.
It has always been source of inspiration to many artists. Due to its
therapeutic value, it is also used as a cure for many psychological disorders. Music,
thus, is intangibly dissolved in our lives.
Talking about the variations in music, in
India itself we find different music in every region, every state. Due to globalization,
our folk music has disseminated to different parts of the world and is getting worldwide
recognition. In this scenario, it is obvious that even music from other
countries would be adopted by our country.
Some people think that the youth are highly
influenced by such foreign music and so are forgetting their own traditional
music. I slightly differ from this opinion. I feel music has only one language,
be it national or international. The kind of music does not make any difference
as the end result is the same- a soothing effect. Due to technological progress,
people are now exposed to multiplicity of music. As far as folk music is
concerned, it is still played on social occasions like marriages and even on
festivals when youngsters dance on its tunes with great exuberance. In fact it
is also getting highly popular internationally through movies. Therefore it
would not be right to say that it is losing its popularity. A lot of Indian
classical music maestros, like Ustad Bismillah Khan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, have
also highly contributed in making our music international.
Mother nature has provided us with beautiful
music like sound of chirping birds, flowing water, blowing wind, and even
silence of nature has its own music. It is a language in itself and knows no
boundaries. A healthy exchange of music has done nothing less than bringing people
closer and giving them a chance to know other cultures.
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