Re-Mixing identities article

After reading the article I found it particularly in the message that Bhangra brings which according to Bally was a “flavor of ‘east and west’ in a heavy way” (270). I think that this is another example of the American melting pot, but specified the component of music. Similarly other cultures have tried to cope with the identification of their culture in a mixed society. Take for instance the word “Chicano”, or another word for Mexican American. To many this word might just be another word, but to the Mexican American community it has a special meaning that they created which is the marriage between American culture and Mexican American. This in relation to the article signifies how some cultures try to bring out their own cultural identity in cultural melting pot—the United States. Not only this but I thought it was interesting that even though in America, the land of opportunity and free thinking that there are some people that still are not able to accept cultural diversity. In an example, in the article one of Bally and Ranjit’s main goals were to make the charts in a western society, however there were limited opportunities to do this because radio stations refused to play their music. Even within the households, their parents “were trying to shelter [them] from too much westernization” (275). Even though America may be the land of the free and the home of the brave there are still barriers that are not willing to accept this integration of cultural ideas because it is seen as “different”. I believe the Beatles say [no bias of course!] “come together right now, over me”.