Hi,

Cole Porter 'borrowed' sounds, styles and techniques from different parts of the world.
For some of his better known songs he mixed an exotic musical-brew.

The 'foundation' was Eastern music (DEI).
The French taught him to lighten his writing.
The Africans gave the basic beat.
The Italians supplied the value of pure melody.
The English - a warning not to speed up a tune for the sake of jazz.

"There's nothing new in the world except the music you don't know."
---Myself (with thanks to Harry S. Truman)---

Just my 2percent and roughly on topic [OjO].

Colwyn.