Western culture has infiltrated all corners of globe. Even in Iran, where government officials went to great lengths to preserve their cultural autonomy, pop music created for an Iranian audience is written in English. The identity of Muslim youth is repeatedly combated by examples of Western, English speaking cultural symbols. All cultural influencers, but music specifically, are intrinsically important components of the region's rebirth and modernization. With the advent of regional-specific music, youths are able to understand the history of their region while also gaining respect for their ethno-artistry, within a creative medium.
[...] Throughout the latter decades of the twentieth century, youths were forced to look outside their own societies in order to find inspirational and enjoyable music, since this creativity was not sponsored within their own countries. Due to a lack of information over the cultural intricacies of many Islamic nations, outside countries often misunderstood their strict culture and became fearful of it.[8] Therefore, while closing their societies off may have kept Middle Eastern nations culturally pure, they became negatively portrayed outside of their region. [...]
[...] Anything not produced by the mainstream artists is then deemed ‘rock.' Therefore, while speaking about music in a popular sense, these culture's understanding and usage of the terminology is different.[6] This also leads to an interesting discussion on the amount of music that is being created by Middle Eastern artists. Understandably, there is still a large influx of Western music dominating the music scene, nationalistic tunes from the region are thus not the only, nor are they the primary influencer. [...]
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