The World of Wonderful Music in a Nut-shell! For the sake of convenience, let’s first categorize the world’s music into ten geographical groupings. This will enable us to understand the nuances in music, based on the cultural history of a particular region. This will also familiarize us with certain genres of music which stand apart from others. The ten broad grouping of the world will be discussed in the following order; 1. The African Beats: Rhythms of Life 2. The South American Songs: Setting the Spirit on Fire! 3 The North American and Canadian Melodies: The Magical Blend 4. The South East Asian Overtones: The Works of Wonder 5. The South Asian Magic: The Ragas of Rapture 6. The Middle Eastern Tones: A Tapestry of Trance 7. The East Asian Chinoiserie: Call the Tune! 8. The European Accent: Striking the Right Chord! 9. The Australian Music: 10. The ‘Pacific’ Music: 3 1. The African Beats: Rhythms of Life Music has been and is highly functional all through in the ethnic lives of...