The influence of music in one culture on another culture.
A music from one country has most likely being influenced by another country's music. Whether the influence has occurred centuries ago, or recently, that influence is very likely to remain. When it comes to the influence of music from one culture on another culture, that influence is things like the beat, the lyrics, musical instruments, genre, the setting of the songs, and also an individual singer or a band's music from one country can greatly influence another country's music.
It hasn't just been recently, in the 20th century, that music from different countries has influenced music from other countries. This process has occurred throughout history, and is still continuing on. For instance, Arabic and Persian music has majorly influenced Indian music, by introducing musical instruments, such as the Sitar, used in Indian music, which literally means "three strings" in Persian, as well as the Tabla, a set of drums, which was also introduced by Pagan Arabia in the 12th century. Also, different genres of music have been introduced by Arabic and Persian music, such as the music genre, ghazal, which is a poetic form, that consists of rhyming Ghazal music had originated in the 6th century in Arabia, and was introduced to India in the 12th century, and has become a strong part of Indian music. Even today, Middle Eastern music continues to influence Indian music. Indian music uses a lot of exotic Arabic, Turkish and Afghan beats, as well as the lyrics from different Arab and Afghan singers. For example, one of the most famous Indian singers, A. R. Rahman, is inspired and influenced by Arabic and Turkish music.
Tabla Sitar
The infamous American singers like Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson, had majorly influenced music all across the world. People from different parts of the world, including America, had began following the music style of these two famous icons. For instance, in France, Elvis had a great influence on one of the country’s musicians, Johnny Hallyday, who mimicked Elvis's songs in the French language, leading to his own rock star status. Also, in Afghanistan, one of the most all time famous singers, Ahmad Zahir, had been inspired by Elvis's music, which had led the Afghan singer to singing Elvis's songs in Persian, as well as in English.
Latin America has majorly influenced North American music. Very few North American music genres can claim to be free of Latin influence, and Latin American music still continues to shape the North American Music. Latin singers who sing North American music, always mix Latin and North American music, as well as the Latin languages and English, and furthermore use Latin musical instruments, such as the Congo, Maraca and Bongo. North American singers, such as Frank "Machito" Grillo, used to use Latin American instruments when creating music.
The music of Thailand calms the mind and satiates the soul. Thailand music owes its origins to its Asian neighbors China and India. The influence of the two countries are distinct in every aspect of traditional Thai music, from instruments to the melody.
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