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Some people say that music is a good way of bringing people of different cultures and ages together. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this?

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Music
 is something
that is
 popular everywhere in the world
which
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and
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 has been in existence
centuries
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 ago and
it's
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 relevance has never
reduced
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. Some individuals are of the view that
music
 plays a significant part in bringing varieties of cultures and age groups together. I strongly agree totally with
this
 take that in order to bring
the
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people
 closer together as
one
, we would have to count on
music
. Songs carry messages, in
fact
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one
 can not create a melody without lyrics as it makes up a greater portion of the whole masterpiece. When a song is being played on the radio, we tend to get drawn to what is being said because the information tells a story that has meaning. Artists are able to pass on their unique traditions where
people
 get to listen and pick the meanings, it's a
way
 of passing on the ideas about the creator's culture. So
this
way
, listeners come to understand and appreciate what they have heard.
For instance
, if Europeans listen to "Afrobeats" which is a genre of
music
 by West Africans they get to know about how West Africans
way
 of living.
Also
,
people
's
music
 taste is easily influenced, both young and adults follow trending song just because it sounds nice. New technologies like TikTok mashed
music
 to travel far and wide and it makes different countries hear about other countries. If there was nothing like
music
, I don't believe
culture
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 diversities and acceptance would exist. As a
way
 of promoting
music
,
music
 events and concerts bring individuals from corners of the earth to a particular destination, they get to meet and mingle with numerous
people
.
Additionally
, communication and bonding take place between
people
,
travelling
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 to these
music
 festivals gets the opportunity to tour and learn about the countries.
For example
, a global
music
 festival was held in France recently which featured different age groups and diversities of creatives from Africa, America, Europe and others, they all joined at
one
 place to have fun together as
one
.
To sum up
, I can argue that
music
 is a good method of promoting traditions and bringing
people
 together as it sends messages across and
also
 promotes interracial relationships and harmony.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • universal language
  • evoke
  • connect
  • diverse audiences
  • cultural exchange
  • generational gaps
  • shared experiences
  • unifying force
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