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There are many types of music in the world today. Why do we need music? Is the traditional music of a country more important and should it be preserved or is international music that is heard everywhere nowadays more useful to the society?

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Nowadays, people listen to
music
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 for various reasons. There is local
music
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 and
music
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 intended for an international audience. Both types of
music
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 are equally important to the society
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,
music
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 is known to reduce
stress thereby
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stress, thereby
 improving the overall health status of an individual. It has been found that listening to some genres of
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music
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music, for
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 classical
music
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 relaxes the
brain which
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brain, which
 is why some therapists use it as a form of therapy for patients with some form of stress disorders.
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music
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 helps to improve sleep.
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 is evident as some mothers use lullaby to initiate sleep in their children. Local
music
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 helps to preserve culture because most are designed to depict the culture and tradition of the people it represents. Some lyrics give information about specific countries or tribe and
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 is passed down from generation to generation.
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example is
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example, is
 the folk
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 of the Hausa tribe in
Nigeria which
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Nigeria, which
 is played at their wedding ceremonies. As important as the local
music
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 is, it should not replace international
music
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 which helps to provide information about certain things happening in other parts of the world.
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, a song by a popular American
artiste
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
artist
 who sang about the wars and mass hysteria in some African countries in 2010. In conclusion, it can be seen that
music
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 is needed to improve health and sleep and both local and international
music
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 are equally important to a society. They should be developed and encouraged to preserve culture and keep people informed.
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