My IB abreviation was for Sean, not Ian.
Rock, jazz, blues and pop are American genres that should be performed by American citizens, in places such as Atlanta.
The Chinese did go-pop in both the opening and closing ceremony - but the majority of what we witnessed was indeed, pleasingly, Chinese culture, and the instrument we saw the most of was the erhu fiddle; I hope the Commonwealth soon dissolves but, in the meantime, I'm sure the ceremonies planned for Glasgow 2014 will, similarly, be very Scottish - unlike Manchester, as noted above.
As well as the instruments and dances I posted above, organisers should also build on what the current president of the IOC noted - many of the Olympic sports and their rules were developed in this part of the world.
Furthermore, there should be some traditional English wit, but Boris Johnson must be kept well away from it's formulation - the behaviour of most middle-aged folk leaving a pub would be far more sober and dignified than his Olympics-handover performance.
And, finally, we must love the DIFFERENCES in culture between nations.