But in general, I think one has to do what the music requires. A composer composes music to make a certain statement. If I think I better not play that because the Indians will kill me or something, then the music is going to be lost. So I do it for the music. If I'm honest, nobody is going to punish me.
Music is all one.
It cannot be separated. Southern Indian music is funky and close to Cuban music. Jazz is close to both of them. Brazilian music is close to African music. The geography in each place may vary and the sun may shine more here than there.