Instructions: In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
Input: Starting in 1967 ( see 1967 in music ) , native bands like Ge nesis ( unrelated to the more famous band Genesis of a similar name ) fused native musical forms ( like cumbia ) with rock .
Output:
Starting in 1967 , native bands like Genesis combined native music types ( like cumbia ) with rock .